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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-73

The representatives of Metropolitan Lyon are elected under the same conditions as the representatives of the département in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1424-24-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-75

The administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services comprises: 1° Representatives of professional and volunteer firefighters, elected within four months of the general renewal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…e articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-76.The maximum allowances voted by the board of directors of the fire and rescue service for the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-71

The departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives:1° From the Rhône department, the communes and the public establishments for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-70

…ue service's board of directors.The plan is revised under the conditions set out in article L. 1424-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-72

The Board of Directors comprises a minimum of fifteen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with Article L. 1424-26.The seats are distributed between:1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-7

…e Institute's accounts are kept in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

…the list of which will be determined by the decree in the Council of State provided for in Article 779, as well as to administrations or bodies responsible by law or regulation for monitoring the exe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…vicemen and civilians who died in North Africa, victims of military operations or terrorist attacks;7° persons who died as a result of acts of terrorism referred to in article L. 113-13 of the code de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721

…nce by means of an adjustment, a release under constraint or the monitoring provided for in article 721-2. For the application of this article, the situation of each convicted offender is examined at…

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