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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-10

For the compatibility of the regional development scheme in the hypotheses and conditions defined in article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, the joint examination provided for in article L. 4433…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-12

…nt section at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of the investment section corresponds to the difference betwe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-10

…e cross presentation, by function or by nature, provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5217-10-5 is made between the most detailed level of the functional nomenclature and each of the accou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-11

Programme or commitment authorisations and any revisions thereto are presented by the President of the Metropolitan Council. They are voted by the Metropolitan Council when adopting the budget for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-13

The cumulative result defined in II of article D. 5217-12 is allocated, when it is a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-17

I. - For the application of Article D. 5217-16 :a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-16

The summary data on the financial situation of the metropolis, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-14, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/populati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article D6221-1

…f 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 following conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-14

…ng section, the financing requirement or, where applicable, the surplus from the investment section and the forecast appropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the third paragr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-15

For the application of article L. 5217-10-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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