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

Article LO6351-13

The Territorial Council is consulted by the Minister for Overseas France on proposals for acts of the European Union and the European Community relating to measures specific to Saint-Martin. The opini…

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

Article LO6351-17

The collectivity of Saint-Martin may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6351-14 or observer to them. The Terr…

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

Article LO6351-17-1

Representatives of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin participate in the work of the consultative body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of Article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-8

The Executive Council shall be informed of draft international commitments relating to the matters listed in Article LO 6314-3 or which relate to the movement of persons between Saint-Martin and forei…

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

Article LO6351-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6351-8 may not be amended, as the case may be, by law or by regulation unles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-4-1

The Executive Council may participate in the appointment of members of administrative commissions in tax matters, under the conditions set by the local authority's tax regulations.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R179

Each hearing judicial officer receives a daily allowance of:1° 20 euros for the service of a hearing of the Cour de cassation;2° 130 euros for the service of a hearing of the cour d'assises;3° 60 euro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Costs of searching for and issuing reproductions of printed documents

Article R213

Each owner or custodian of printed documents, preserved on a medium of any kind whatsoever, is entitled to compensation of 3.81 euros per requisition for all the necessary archival research carried ou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…the head of the prison of the date and place of the hearing, specifying in particular whether audiovisual means of telecommunication will be used in accordance with Article 706-71. This hearing must…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L773-1

Article L. 500-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended byOrder no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019.

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