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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Determination by the overseas regions of the rules applicable in their territory in a limited number of matters falling within the scope of the law or regulations

Article LO4435-9

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in this chapter, the regional councils of Guadeloupe and Mayotte may be empowered to lay down the rules applicable in the territory of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-1

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this chapter, the regional councils of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion may be empowered to adapt laws and regulations in the territory o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5-1 A

…ablishments for inter-communal cooperation are adopted under the conditions set out in article L. 1612-3. The administrative account of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation that was…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-7

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-6

Authorisation is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to make the implementing regulatory provisions. It…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-2

The Regional Council sets the rates for the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on diesel and petrol in overseas France, under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-5

Appeals against this deliberation are referred to the Conseil d'Etat. The representative of the State in the region may, within one month of receiving the transmission provided for in the first paragr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6

…ouncillor called upon to replace him/her in application of article L. 273-10 or I of article L. 273-12 acts as substitute community councillor and may participate with voting rights in meetings of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-3

…ransport. When the budget of a region is subject to the recovery measures mentioned in article L. 1612-14, a fraction of this allocation may be allocated, by decision of the Regional Council, up to a…

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

Article L5211-2

With the exception of those in the second to fourth paragraphs of article L. 2122-4, the provisions of the chapitre II of title II of book I of part two relating to the mayor and deputy mayors are app…

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