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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

…premises made available to councillors not belonging to the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them and the mayor. In the event of disagreement, it is up…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-24

…economic intervention pursuant to the provisions of Title I of Book V of Part One and the articles L. 2251-1 to L. 2251-5, as well as that of the deliberations approving a public service delegation a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-9

The mayor may convene the municipal council whenever he deems it useful.He is obliged to convene it within a maximum of thirty days when a reasoned request is made to him by the State representative i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-8

In municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, the municipal council draws up its own rules of procedure within six months of taking office. The by-laws previously adopted continue to apply unt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-30

…d the numbering of houses and other buildings as part of the reference data provided for in article L. 321-4 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration. The procedures for appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-26

…m the decentralised departments of the State, takes place under the conditions laid down by Article L. 311-9 of the code des relations entre le public et l'administration.The provisions of this articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22

The town council may, during each meeting, set up committees responsible for studying questions submitted to the council either by the administration or on the initiative of one of its members.The com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-21

Voting shall take place by public ballot at the request of one quarter of the members present.Voting shall take place by secret ballot:1° Either when one third of the members present so request;2° Or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria.

Article L2121-2

If it is necessary to determine the representativeness of a trade union or professional organisation other than those affiliated to one of the representative organisations at national level, the admin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-33

The Town Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions of the present code and the texts governing these bodie…

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