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Showing 15211530 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-13

The closing of the local authority's accounts is constituted by the vote of the territorial council on the administrative account presented by the president of the territorial council after transmissi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-13

The minutes of each meeting, drawn up by one of the secretaries, are approved at the beginning of the following meeting and signed by the Chairman and the secretary.The minutes shall contain the date…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-13

To organise the work of the assembly, the president of the assembly of Martinique is assisted by four vice-presidents elected under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7223-2.The President and V…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-13

Independently of the leave of absence and time credit provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2, councillors to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors who are employees are entitled t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-13

The eleven representatives of the State are appointed as follows, by order of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities, issued jointly with the minister concerned where applicable:1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-13

…l basis, directs or manages the applicant organisation or any document required to consult bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record or its equivalent abroad.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the appointment and training of citizen assessors

Article R2-13

This training is provided by : - one or more judges from the courts within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, appointed by the first president; - one or more prosecutors from the courts within t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-13

The provisions of Articles R. 24 to R. 24-12 are applicable to securities created by a legal entity pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 706-45.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-13

Where the person lodging the appeal is the public prosecutor at the court of appeal, the secretary of the committee asks the latter, within fifteen days of receipt of the file, to send him his conclus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-13

The traffic offences provided for in article R48-1 for which the fixed fine is not applicable are subject to the provisions of articles R. 49 to R. 49-8.

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