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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-12

Any person who enters a polling station with a visible weapon shall be liable to a fine for a fourth-class offence. This offence shall be punishable by a fine for a fourth-class offence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6242-6

Amendments to public contracts are forwarded to the State representative, accompanied, where applicable, by the deliberations authorising them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6243-3

An appeal to the Conseil d'Etat shall be lodged, on pain of forfeiture, within one month of either the expiry of the period given to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refusal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-29

The payment order must contain all the names and descriptions necessary to enable the accounting officer to recognise the identity of the creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-33

Transfers of funds from refunds due to overpayments to creditors of the metropolis are ordered by the President of the Metropolitan Council, who issues a transfer order.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions.

Article D5842-5

I. - The articles R. 5211-13 to R. 5211-15, with the exception of its first paragraph, article R. 5211-18 and article R. 5211-18-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article D6221-1

The election of the territorial council shall take place in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 1 to R. 97 and to Articles R. 118 to R. 128 of the Electoral Code and under the follow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6241-1

The enactment of the deliberations of the Territorial Council and the deliberations of the Executive Council taken by delegation, as well as the acts of the President of the Territorial Council, of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-34

The administrative account, on which the Metropolitan Council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 5217-10-10, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-8

I. - The articles R. 5211-49 to R. 5211-52 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article R. 5211-51, the words: "within one mont…

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