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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3443-1

The share of the departmental equalisation grant mentioned in article L. 3334-4 received by the overseas departments is determined by applying to the total amount of the equalisation grant twice the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-5

…rities of the Republic. At its request, the president of the departmental council or his representative takes part, as part of the French delegation, in the negotiation of these agreements. The presid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-9

…nce zone of the Indian Ocean. This creation is the subject of an order by the prefect of the collectivity where the establishment has its head office, taken after consultation with the prefect of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-3

…ions of the above paragraph are not applied, the President of the General Council or his representative may be associated, or participate within the French delegation, in the negotiation of agreements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3443-2

…nance the overall allocation for school construction and equipment allocated to the overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy pursuant to Article L. 6264-5 ; 2° And a second allowance amounting to €1,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3443-3-1

…ment in which it is released for consumption. However, transfers between Martinique and Guadeloupe give rise, within a period of six months, to a payment of excise duty to the department of destinatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-1

The Departments of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers which the laws, in their provisions not contrary to those of this Title, attribute to all the Departments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-4

…he authorities of the Republic may then, subject to compliance with its international commitments, give power to the President of the Departmental Council for the purpose of signing the agreement.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-8

In the overseas departments, the State representative in the department exercises the powers conferred on the prefect of the defence zone by I of article L. 1424-36-1. The provisions of II and III of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-6

The departmental councils of the overseas departments may submit to the Government any proposal for France to join the regional bodies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 3441-3.

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