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

Article LO6473-1

…of the financial year. Between the mandating deadline set in the last paragraph of article LO 6471-12 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates, the territorial council may, in respect of the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6462-8

…fice of President of the Territorial Council pursuant to Articles LO 141 of the Electoral Code, L. 2122-4 or L. 4133-3 of this code may not receive a delegation until the end of their term of office a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6442-1

…ces, and, on the other hand, of the proposals it may adopt within the framework of articles LO 6461-12, LO 6461-14 and LO 6461-15.II. - On a proposal from the Executive Council, the Territorial Counci…

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

Article LO6431-4

Any territorial councillor absent from four consecutive meetings of the territorial council within a period of less than four months without a legitimate excuse accepted by the council shall be declar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-3

…iquelon. When the Territorial Council makes use of the option available to it under Article LO 6461-12, the deliberations by which it presents proposals to amend the legislative and regulatory provisi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Compensation scheme for territorial councillors

Article LO6434-3

…a half times the amount of the parliamentary allowance as defined in Article 1 of the Order no. 58-1210 of 13 December 1958 on the Organic Law on the Allowances of Members of Parliament. This ceiling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6431-11

…shall meet in camera, except when the articles LO 6413-3, LO 6413-4, LO 6461-2, LO 6461-4, LO 6461-12, LO 6461-13 or LO 6461-16. Without prejudice to the powers that the president of the territorial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-21

…ncil, which may grant a delegation to its President under the conditions set out in Article LO 6462-12.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-9

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the President of the Territorial Council or a Territorial Councillor deputising for him or having received a deleg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-7

Appeals against this deliberation are referred to the Conseil d'Etat. The State representative may, within one month of the transmission provided for in article LO 6461-6, refer the decision to the Co…

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