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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The council of the communauté de communes.

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-8

…n area is equal to that received the previous year. The reductions provided for in Article L. 5211-28 apply to the inter-municipality grant of the Greater Paris metropolitan area. In 2016 and 2017, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Administration of assets owned jointly by several municipalities.

Article L5816-8

The distribution between the interested communes of the expenditure decided by the syndicate commission is made by the municipal councils. In the event of disagreement between the municipal councils o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-8

The provisions of articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-14 applicable to syndicats de communes are applicable to syndicats mixtes associating exclusively communes, établissements publics de coopération inter…

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

Article L5722-8

The provisions of articles L. 5212-24 and L. 5212-26 are applicable to mixed syndicates composed exclusively or jointly of communes, départements or public establishments for inter-communal cooperatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-8

…nter-municipality grant deducted from the inter-municipality grant provided for in article L. 5211-28. In the first year of receiving an allocation under the aforementioned grant, the community of com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-8

The empowerment granted by the law or by the decree to the territorial council expires at the end of a period of two years from its publication.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6222-8

On a proposal from the President, the Territorial Council may decide to terminate the duties of a Vice-President; it then elects his or her successor under the conditions laid down in Article LO 6222-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-8

Within the framework of the legislative provisions relating to the postal service, the specific conditions under which this service is provided in Saint-Barthélemy are specified and adapted, if necess…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Registered office and internal regulations.

Article LO6221-8

The territorial council has its seat at the local authority's headquarters.

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