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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to accountants (R)

Article D1617-19

Before proceeding with the payment of an expense that is not the subject of a requisition order, the public accountants of local authorities, local public establishments and syndicated owners' associa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-19

When the death appears to be the result of a suspicious illness which must be verified in order to protect public health, the prefect may, on the written and reasoned assent of two doctors, prescribe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-19

The Board of Directors decides on acquisitions, disposals and leases of real estate assets, as well as leases of movable and immovable property belonging to the company. The Board of Directors decides…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-19

The mayor's order to take back the land allocated to a plot is enforceable by operation of law as soon as it has been published and notified.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-19

…State that cannot be aggregated in the equipment grant for rural areas may not give rise to subsidies. The missions, programmes and actions corresponding to the investments mentioned in the first para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-19

…months of the police measure ordering the eviction or evacuation of the people occupying the premises. After this deadline, the application is inadmissible.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-19

…he victim of the offence or if there are plausible grounds for presuming that he or she is a co-perpetrator or accomplice in the offence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-19

The financial penalty and the certificate issued by the competent authority of the issuing State shall be sent, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 48-11, to the Public Prosecutor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-19

Compulsory release does not apply to persons undergoing sentence adjustment while in prison, except where they benefit from outside placement under the supervision of prison staff under the conditions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to secure electronic devices enabling a dematerialised official report to be drawn up

Article A37-19

…ure collected in digital form, provided for in II of Article R. 49-1 or by Article D. 589-2, must meet the following technical characteristics:-the device can only be used with an electronic identific…

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