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Article L2122-17 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In the event of absence, suspension, dismissal or any other impediment, the mayor is temporarily replaced, in the fullness of his duties, by a deputy in the order of appointment and, in the absence of a deputy, by a municipal councillor appointed by the council or, failing that, taken from the order of the roll.

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Article L2122-17

En cas d’absence, de suspension, de révocation ou de tout autre empêchement, le maire est provisoirement remplacé, dans la plénitude de ses fonctions, par un adjoint, dans l’ordre des nominations et, à défaut d’adjoint, par un conseiller municipal désigné par le conseil ou, à défaut, pris dans l’ordre du tableau.

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