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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-20

The contribution of the associated communes mentioned in 1° of article L. 5212-19 is compulsory for these communes for the duration of the syndicate and within the limit of the requirements of the ser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-19

…from public administrations, associations, private individuals, in exchange for a service rendered; 4° Subsidies from the State, the region, the department and the communes; 5° Proceeds from donations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-23

The municipal councillors of these communes may obtain the minutes of the deliberations of the syndicate committee and those of the bureau.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-26

…se gas emissions, fonds de concours may be paid between a syndicate referred to in article L. 5212-24 and the member municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-21

The revenues of the syndicate's budget may include: 1° Where the syndicate is responsible for the collection as well as the destruction or treatment of household waste, either the proceeds of the tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-22

A copy of the syndicate's budget and accounts is sent each year to the municipal councils of the syndicated communes.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

When the application of a fiscal or budgetary provision results in an increase or decrease in the operating resources of a commune that is a member of a syndicate by a percentage equal to or greater t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-38

Each urban community shall be obliged to bear the expenditure for which the municipalities are responsible under a provision of the law, where such expenditure relates to services falling within its c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…ct of the authority to organise the public distribution of electricity mentioned in l'article L. 2224-31, provided that this competence is not already exercised by an authority mentioned in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-37

The community council may grant financial aid to communes which are part of the urban community and whose budget would be seriously unbalanced following their accession to the said community.

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