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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-5

No one may, without authorisation, erect any dwelling or dig any well within 100 metres of new cemeteries transferred out of the communes. Existing buildings may not be restored or increased without a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-50

…on, an adaptation course or take an aptitude test prior to recognition of qualification, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat :- when the applicant's training re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-51

The decision to recognise the applicant's professional qualifications is taken under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by the authority competent to issue the authorisation provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-5

Precarious or essentially revocable road permissions on public roads which are placed within the remit of the mayor and the purpose of which is, in particular, the establishment in the ground of the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-5

…ent for inter-communal cooperation presents to its deliberative assembly an annual report on the price and quality of the public drinking water service intended in particular to inform users.This repo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2251-5

…qualify for the grant provided for in the first paragraph, an establishment must, during the reference period referred to in Article 1467 A of the General Tax Code or, for the collectivity of Saint-Ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-5

Where, in a public limited company, a municipality is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liabi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-5

…tment section, together with the forecast allocation. If the administrative account shows a difference with the amounts carried forward, the deliberative assembly shall regularise them and take back t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-5

…or movable objects belonging to these establishments, in the interest of any public or private service, or make these premises and objects available, either to another public or private establishment,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-5

Notwithstanding the transfer, whether voluntary or by operation of law, of all or part of its competencies in terms of housing policy or housing to a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperati…

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