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Showing 30313040 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

The members of the restricted formation of the departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation are elected at the installation meeting of this commission and after each general renewal of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Economic and Social Councils (R).

Article R4432-3

The Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council of La Réunion comprises fifty-five members, including: 1° Twenty-one representatives of companies and self-employed professional activities in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-32

The members of the restricted formation of the departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation are elected for the duration of their term of office on this commission. When a seat becomes vacan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-3

…get implementation period is limited to the year to which this budget applies for the authorisation of expenditure and the issue of revenue orders.However, this period includes an additional period ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-3

For the application of article L. 5215-29 : - An operation is considered to be a coherent whole of such a nature as to be put into service without any additions; - An operation is considered to have b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-3

The Board of Directors determines the composition of its executive committee, which comprises a chairman, one or more vice-chairmen and, where appropriate, one or more members. The members of the exec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5611-3

The presidents of the regional councils concerned sign the agreement between the regions, in the light of the concordant deliberations of the regional councils and, where applicable, the acceptances g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-36

The accounting officer of the metropolitan authority is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Badges

Article D6222-3

The wearing of the official insignia of the President of the Territorial Council in the national colours, the use of which is optional, is reserved for the President of the Territorial Council in the…

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