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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-3

…required to obtain prior approval issued by the minister responsible for local authorities after receiving the reasoned opinion of the national council for the training of local elected representativ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-3

For each category of local authority, the share of own resources is calculated by comparing the amount of own resources with the amount of their total resources, excluding loans, resources correspondi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-3

…appeal against the decision referred to in article LO 1113-2 be suspended; the decision shall then cease to have effect until the administrative court has ruled on the request. If the administrative…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

The Local Finance Committee controls the distribution of the global operating grant.It sets, where applicable, the amount of the lump-sum grant under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2334-7…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-3

…of article L. 1231-1 of the Transport Code, the municipalities continuing to organise mobility services pursuant to II of the same article L. 1231-1 and the "Île-de-France Mobilités" public establishm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ASSESSMENT BOARD

Article L1212-3

…onal Standards Assessment Board and the cost of the work required by it, is deducted from the resources earmarked for the overall operating allocation provided for in the Finance Act for the year. The…

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

Article LO1112-3

…the deliberative assembly of the territorial community, by a single deliberation, determines the procedures for organising the local referendum, sets the polling day, which may not take place less tha…

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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
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-3

…become the owner of the disused assets, where these do not form part of the public domain, at a price corresponding to their market value. This price may be:-decreased by the increase in value confer…

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