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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Cultural initiatives

Article L4433-29

…Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique, which is presented to the Regional Council, on the state of audiovisual communication in the region.A decree in the Council of State specifies in particular…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-2

With the exception of those in the second to fourth paragraphs of article L. 2122-4, the provisions of the chapitre II of title II of book I of part two relating to the mayor and deputy mayors are app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article LO4437-2

For the application to Mayotte of Chapter V of Title III, the reference to the region is replaced by the reference to the Department of Mayotte and the reference to the regional council is replaced by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-2

The Regional Council sets the rates for the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on diesel and petrol in overseas France, under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article L5111-2

When a grouping of local and regional authorities exercises powers in an area that is subject to a transfer of powers, the transfer is made to that body by decision of the deliberative body.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-2

The composition, the conditions of appointment or designation of the members of the Consultative Council for Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations, its organisation and its operating rules shall be la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-2

…horisation to adapt a legislative or regulatory provision shall be adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Regional Council.This deliberation shall mention the legislative or regulatory provisions in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-2

A commune may not belong to more than one public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status.

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

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-20

The deliberative body of the public establishment of intercommunal cooperation deliberates on changes to the articles of association other than those referred to in articles L. 5211-17 to L. 5211-19 a…

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