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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-22

The provisions of article LO 1112-11 are applicable to the consultation of voters.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-2

…he law referred to in Article LO 1113-1 may, within the period provided for in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 1113-1, decide to participate in the experimentation referred to by that law…

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

Article L1115-7

Decrees in the Council of State shall, where necessary, lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-1

…cted representatives is created, chaired by a local elected representative. This council is made up of local elected representatives and qualified personalities. Its members carry out their duties in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-1

The communes, départements and regions are freely administered by elected councils.

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

Article LO1112-1

The deliberative assembly of a territorial authority may submit to a local referendum any draft resolution intended to regulate a matter within the competence of that authority.

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

Article LO1112-2

The executive of a territorial authority alone may propose to the deliberative assembly of that authority that any draft act falling within the powers it exercises on behalf of the authority, with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-1

The law which authorises, on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 72 of the Constitution, the territorial authorities to derogate, on an experimental basis, from the legislative provisions gov…

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

Article LO1114-1

The categories of territorial authorities mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 72-2 of the Constitution are: 1° The communes; 2° The departments to which the Department of Mayotte, the territor…

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

Article LO1114-2

Within the meaning of article 72-2 of the Constitution, the local authorities' own resources are made up of the proceeds of taxes of all kinds for which the law authorises them to set the base, rate o…

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