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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article D6252-1

Any expenditure payable by the local authority or chargeable to its budget may only be incurred by the President of the Territorial Council. Contracts, where applicable, are entered into by the Presid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-5

The chapters of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to groups 90 "Departmental facilities" or 91 "Non-Departmental fac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-1

Article R. 5211-1, with the exception of its second paragraph, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Community of communes.

Article D5842-11

Article R. 5214-1-1 is applicable in French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-8

The results of the ballot are recorded in two minutes drawn up on forms provided by the local authority. They are signed by the members of the bureau. The delegates of the authorised elected represent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-11

…h a propaganda purpose or character that includes a combination of three colours: blue, white and red.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article D6252-2

…and the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction Saint-Barthélemy is located. The permanent civil servant or civil servants of the collectivity delegated to receive declaratio…

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

Article D5217-20

…ts are liquidated on the basis of the historical cost of the fixed asset and the straight-line method. However, the metropolitan authority may adopt a declining balance, variable or real depreciation…

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

Article D5334-5

Alternate members only have the right to vote in the absence of their respective full members. However, if the full members are present, their alternates may attend committee meetings without taking p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-8

The cross presentation, by function or by nature, is carried out between the finest level of the functional nomenclature and each of the accounts by nature, at four digits for the account relating to…

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