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

Article LO3445-4

The deliberation provided for in Article LO 3445-2 is transmitted to the Prime Minister and to the State representative in the department. When it relates to the adaptation of a legislative provision,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the Metropolitan Council and its President

Article L3642-3

I. - For the application of articles L. 511-5, L. 512-4, L. 512-5, L. 512-6 et L. 513-1 of the Internal Security Code to the metropolis of Lyon:1° The reference to the public establishment for inter-m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-5

…enty-five vice-presidents and 30% of the number of members of the metropolitan council.Articles L. 3122-5 to L. 3122-7 are applicable to the permanent commission of metropolitan Lyon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: TERRITORIAL LIMITS AND CHIEF TOWN

Article L3621-4

Parrogation à l'article L. 3121-9, le conseil départemental du Rhône peut se réunir dans la commune où siège le conseil de la métropole de Lyon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-11

…end of the financial year.Between the mandating deadline set in the last paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates provided for in the article 1639 A du code géné…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-1

…ge; constitution of land reserves;b) Organisation of mobility within the meaning of the articles L. 1231-1, L. 1231-8 and L. 1231-14 à L. 1231-16 of the Transport Code; creation, development and maint…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3541-1

…licable to the Department of Mayotte. The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in article L. 3312-1 presents a progress report on the measures set out in the convergence plan covering the territo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…rtement or collectivity from the transfers and creation of competencies resulting from law no. 2003-1200 of 18 December 2003 decentralising the minimum integration income and creating a minimum activi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…ents may not receive, under the urban equalisation allocation, a per capita allocation greater than 120% of the allocation received the previous year. For the application of this provision in 2005, th…

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

Article L3334-2

The population to be taken into account for the application of this section is the municipal population of the département as resulting from the population census.This population is increased by one i…

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