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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article LO6263-3

…tion for unforeseen expenditure is used by the President of the Territorial Council. At the first meeting following the authorisation of each item of expenditure, the President of the Territorial Coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article LO6323-3

…development plan for Saint-Martin, and on the general guidelines of the local authority's draft budget. The Economic, Social and Cultural Council gives its opinion on the results of their implementati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State services made available

Article LO6345-3

A joint consultation committee shall be set up to deal with any issue requiring coordination of the actions and decisions of the State, on the one hand, and the local authority of Saint-Martin, on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-3

The local authority's budget is in real balance when the operating section and the investment section are respectively voted in balance, the revenue and expenditure having been evaluated sincerely, an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6321-32

At its request, the president of the territorial council receives from the representative of the State the information necessary for the exercise of its attributions. At its request, the representativ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6321-33

…ve informs the Territorial Council, by means of a special report, of the activity of the State services in Saint-Martin. This special report may give rise to a debate in the presence of the State repr…

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

Article LO6352-3

…He may, under his supervision and responsibility, delegate by decree part of his functions to the Vice-Presidents and, in the absence or impediment of the latter, to other members of the Executive Cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6321-35

…take the decisions incumbent upon them within the scope of their powers, he shall, after formal notice, take the necessary measures to restore the normal functioning of the institutions and public ser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of a territorial council mandate

Article LO6325-3

…es or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment or of the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale, on the board of directors or supervisory board…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6321-34

…e Council. In the cases provided for in this article, the act or deliberation shall not become enforceable until it has been finally adopted by the Territorial Council or the Executive Council, as the…

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