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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-3

In the cases provided for in articles LO 1112-1 and LO 1112-2, the deliberative assembly of the territorial community, by a single deliberation, determines the procedures for organising the local refe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-3

The division of powers between communes, départements and regions may not authorise one of these authorities to establish or exercise tutelage, in any form whatsoever, over another of them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L1410-3

The provisions of articles L. 1411-5, L. 1411-5-1, L. 1411-9and L. 1411-18 apply to concession contracts of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

…tions under which the persons mentioned in 1° to 5° participate in the financing and implementation of actions in the areas where the agency operates. These agreements and any amendments to them will…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-3

In the event of total or partial abandonment of the assets made available pursuant to articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2, the owning local authority recovers all its rights and obligations over the disu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-3

…cific conditions: 1° The rights resulting from the lease may only be transferred, with the approval of the local authority, to a person subrogated to the lessee in the rights and obligations arising f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Public contracts

Article L1414-3

I. - Where the majority of the members of a consortium are local authorities or local public establishments other than a public social or medico-social establishment or a public housing office, a tend…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article L1421-3

The rules relating to the right of pre-emption over private archives exercised by the State on behalf of and at the request of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of articles L. 212-34 à…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-3

As soon as the report referred to in article L. 3131-5 of the public procurement code has been communicated, its examination is placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the deliberative assembly, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article L1412-3

…establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates may individualise the management of a cultural public service falling within their remit by creating a public establishment for cultu…

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