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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative

Article L7122-28

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity shall be responsible for national interests, compliance with the law and, under the conditions laid down by this code, administrative co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7125-28

…sident of the Assembly of French Guyana or the Vice-Presidents delegated by the latter who, for the duration of their term of office, have ceased to exercise their professional activity and do not acq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative

Article L7222-28

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity is responsible for national interests, compliance with the law and, under the conditions laid down by this code, administrative control.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of draft standards

Article R1213-28

…rticle L. 1212-2 shall be examined in accordance with the conditions laid down by the rules of procedure.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-28

…es the scope of the training courses that are particularly suited to the mandate. It specifies the educational areas covered and the skills to which the training courses should contribute.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial police officers carrying out their duties in vehicles used for the collective transport of passengers

Article R15-28

…R. 15-29 to R. 15-33 are competent, within the limits defined by these articles, to carry out their duties in vehicles used for the collective transport of passengers, whenever these vehicles, or the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-28

I. - Shall have access to all or, by reason of their attributions, part of the data mentioned in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-28

The separate files and the register provided for in the second paragraph of Article 706-58 are kept by the public prosecutor. They may only be communicated to the liberty and custody judge or investig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-28

Before the expiry of the time limit set by the judge pursuant to article R. 249-27, the prison administration shall take any measure it deems appropriate to put an end to the conditions of detention i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-28

…the Public Prosecutor decides, of his own motion or at the request of the accused, to use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt on appeal pursuant to the last paragraph of Article…

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