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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22

…ke up the committees. At this first meeting, the committees appoint a vice-chairman who may convene and chair them if the mayor is absent or unable to attend.In municipalities with more than 1,000 inh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-22

…municipal council within the limits provided for by article L. 2123-23, by I of article L. 2123-24 and by I and III of article L. 2123-24-1, municipal councils:1° 1° Of the communes that are departme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-22

For the purposes of this section, the place of automated processing of nominative information relating to offences recorded by a report drawn up in digital format is considered to be the place where t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-22

…thorising extradition is no longer subject to appeal, the Attorney General may order the search for and arrest of the person concerned, including by applying Article 74-2, and his placement under extr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22

When deciding whether to grant one of the measures provided for in Articles 712-6 and 712-7, the sentence enforcement courts may in the same judgment, at the request of the convicted person, relieve h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-22

The rapporteur presents his report orally at the hearing. The party concerned and his counsel are invited to speak last. The proceedings are not public unless the person concerned or his counsel reque…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-22

…r of the Minister for Sport:a) Two members appointed on the proposal of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, representing the sports movement;b) One member nominated by the Association of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R332-22

Entering or remaining, without a legitimate reason, in the competition area of a sports venue during the running of an event, its preparation or the restoration of the site at the end of an event is p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional responsibilities in companies with fewer than three hundred employees.

Article L2143-22

In undertakings with fewer than three hundred employees and in establishments belonging to such undertakings, the trade union delegate is, by right, the trade union representative on the social and ec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-22

An undertaking whose authorisations have all been declared null and void pursuant to Article L. 321-10-2 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for approval, within one m…

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