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Showing 28512860 of 29475 articles for Art. Décret 2022-1691 du 28-12-2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-2

…legal notices distributed in the department and posted in the town hall for a period of two months during which the members of the section may submit their observations.Where the transfer involves pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-1

The transfer to the commune of the property, rights and obligations of a section of communes is pronounced by the representative of the State in the département at the request of the municipal council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-12-1

The president of the departmental council may, by delegation of the departmental council , be responsible for taking any decision relating to the housing solidarity fund, particularly with regard to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-12-1

…n euros, received by the elected members sitting on their council, in respect of any mandate or any duties exercised within them and within any union within the meaning of books VII and VIII of this p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-12-2

…tual attendance at plenary sessions and meetings of the committees of which they are members. Any reduction in this amount may not exceed, for each member, half of the allowance that could be allocate…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1209-1-1

For applications for total and partial withdrawal of parental authority and for a judicial declaration of relinquishment of parental authority, the appeal is lodged in accordance with the rules of com…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-17-1

The pursuing creditor shall draw up a schedule of conditions of sale which shall be deposited at the registry of the judicial court responsible for the sale. It contains: 1° A statement of the order s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 12

…leaving one or more minor children;- of the death of a person leaving among their heirs, protected adults or absent persons..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-12

…ciation or any stipulation that would prevent such conversion or make it subject to a specific procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-12-1

…anciers may transmit to the court any investigation or inspection reports in its possession, the production of which is relevant to the resolution of the dispute.

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