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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-16

…ded for in article R. 723-10, the prefect shall send the electors an instruction relating to the procedures for accessing the electronic voting system to which the elector must connect in order to vot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-16

…ons, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.It sets its own rules of procedure, on a proposal from its chairman. These rules specify the gene…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-16

…ooperation of an administrative nature is an accountant from the general directorate of public finance with the status of principal accountant. He/she is appointed by the prefect, with the approval of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-16

In the regional aid areas delimited by the decree mentioned in article R. 1511-10, local authorities and their groupings may grant aid for business property investment under the conditions set out in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-16

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation are required, pursuant to article L. 1614-7, to continue compiling statistics relat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-16

…the event, a full list of the local authorities or groupings whose applications it is proposed be accepted, and a proposal for the total amount of subsidies that may be granted to local authorities in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-16

When the State representative refers a matter to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with article L. 1612-2, it shall attach to this referral all the information and documents referred to in art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-16

…s entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to II, III or, with the exception of Article D. 1611-21, of IV of article L. 1611-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-16

…council or, failing this, the staff delegates where the company has them, that the employee's absence would have detrimental consequences for production and the smooth running of the company. If the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-16

…means of posters affixed for one month to the door of the town hall, as well as to the door of the cemetery. These posters are renewed twice at fortnightly intervals. A certificate signed by the mayo…

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