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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-9

…parties or political groupings entitled to do so are invited to countersign the copies of the minutes. As soon as the minutes have been drawn up, the result is proclaimed in public by the president of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-38

…cue services on the draft plan.This draft is also presented to the college of heads of state services.The departmental risk analysis and coverage plan is published in the prefecture's and fire and res…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-17

…ve informs the local authority or public body concerned of the referral to the regional audit chamber.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-16

…tion and documents referred to in articles D. 1612-1 to D. 1612-7, essential for drawing up the budget, as well as the documents establishing that this information and documents have been communicated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-18

…nal council or the president of the public establishment by posting or insertion in an official bulletin.

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

Article R2113-14

…16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales, is subject to the provisions of the décret n°95-562 du 6 mai 1995 relatif aux centres communaux et intercommunaux d'action sociale ainsi que…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R2511-19

The five-day period within which, in accordance with the fifth paragraph of article L. 2511-25, the election of the district mayor and his deputies may be declared null and void for a period of twenty…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-1

…riations entered in the Finance Act for the allocation to the regions for the exercise of their competences in the field of continuing vocational training and apprenticeship, less the appropriations c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-2

…l of the working population and the capacity of the existing training system to accommodate it are determined on the basis of criteria listed and weighted in Annex XII to this code..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4432-5

The council for culture, education and the environment of the Guadeloupe region comprises twenty-five members including:1° Eight representatives of bodies involved in the cultural life of the region;2…

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