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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-2

Shareholders other than local authorities and their groupings may not hold less than 15% of the share capital.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION

Article L1441-2

…sentative, on the proposal of the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation concerned. A decree in the Council of State determines the rules for the organisation and operation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-2

…und to a local authority, a group of local authorities or another public person by a development concession referred to in article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-2

…en their guarantee to a loan contracted by the company, it shall, within one month of the date of receipt, refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, on condition that it simultaneously informs t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-2

The creation of a public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation may only take place at the request of all the territorial authorities or groupings concerned, expressed by concordant d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-2

Local and regional authorities bear, each insofar as it is concerned, the personnel, operating and equipment costs of the departments placed under their authority.

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

Article L1612-2

…als for the settlement of the budget. The State representative settles the budget and makes it enforceable. If the representative of the State in the department departs from the proposals of the regio…

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

Article L1612-20

…able to municipal and inter-municipal public establishments.II. - They shall also apply, with the exception of article L. 1612-7 :- to departmental and interdepartmental public establishments;- to pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-2

…applies to that part of the cost which is not already compensated by the increase in the general decentralisation grant mentioned in article L. 1614-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article LO1711-2

For the application to Mayotte of

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