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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

A risk analysis and coverage plan draws up an inventory of the risks of all kinds to the safety of people and property that the fire and rescue services have to deal with in the Rhône department and t…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…landholding groups and those in agricultural landholding groups, created in accordance with the loi n° 62-933 du 8 août 1962 et répondant aux diverses caractéristiques des articles L. 322-1 à L. 322-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 734

The court or tribunal imposing a sentence may, in the cases and under the conditions provided for in the articles 132-29 to 132-57 of the Penal Code, order that its execution be stayed. The court may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 76

Unless Article 82-1, lack of jurisdiction may be declared of its own motion in the event of a breach of a rule of jurisdiction of attribution where this rule is a matter of public policy or where the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 749

In the event of voluntary non-compliance with one or more fines imposed in criminal or correctional cases for an offence punishable by imprisonment, including in the event of voluntary non-compliance…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 70

Except in duly justified cases of force majeure, ships may only dock in ports where there is a customs office.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

The judge shall order the party required to pay the costs or who loses his case to pay:1° To the other party the sum that he determines, in respect of the costs incurred and not included in the costs;…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pension entitlement

Article 767

The estate of a predeceased spouse owes a pension to a needy spouse. The time limit for claiming it is one year from the death or the moment when the heirs cease to pay the benefits they previously pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings by writ of summons

Article 755

In urgent cases, the time limits for appearance and delivery of the summons may be reduced by authorisation of the judge. These time limits may also be reduced pursuant to law or regulation.

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