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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-5

Before any decision by the representative of the State in the département on the deliberations of the municipal council relating to the objects designated in article L. 2544-4, or to the alienation or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2563-5

In the overseas departments, the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation benefit from the global equipment grant under the conditions set by article L. 2334-33.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Local taxes, fees and charges

Article L2573-50

For its application in French Polynesia, Article L. 2333-87 reads as follows: "Art. L. 2333-87 -Without prejudice to the application of article L. 2213-2, the municipal council or the deliberative bod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-54

The articles L. 2334-32, L. 2334-33 and L. 2334-38 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-51

The communes receive resources from the intercommunal equalisation fund under the conditions provided for by Article 52 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 du 27 février 2004 portant statut d'autonomie de la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article L3232-5

Departments may finance or implement forest management, equipment and monitoring actions in order, on the one hand, to prevent fires and, where applicable, to facilitate fire-fighting operations and,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES

Article L3241-5

Departments are prohibited from taking responsibility in their own budgets for the public services mentioned in Article L. 3241-4 for expenditure other than that resulting from duly approved treaties…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-5

The representative of the State in the department may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the departmental council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exerc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF ALSACE

Article L3431-5

The State may delegate to the European Collectivity of Alsace the management of all or part of the actions covered by the European Social Fund, under the conditions defined in Article L. 1111-8-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-5

The departmental tax is instituted by deliberation of the departmental council, which sets the rate within the limit of 2% of gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets..

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