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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article D6342-7

The representative of the State may request, in order to exercise the legality control, that additional documents be provided.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-4

I. - Part Three of the General Code of Territorial Authorities shall apply to Saint-Martin under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book I shall apply to Saint-Martin under the following con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article D6312-1

The representative of the State in Saint-Martin exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n°2007-1072 of 6 July 2007 relating to the representative of the State in the collectivi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6263-1

…periods for tangible fixed assets are set for each asset or each category of asset by the deliberative assembly, which may refer to a scale set by order of the minister responsible for local authorit…

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

Article D6262-2

When a budgetary decision or an administrative account is referred to the territorial audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from rec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-6

…0 "Departmental facilities" or 91 "Non-Departmental facilities", completed by the most detailed subdivision of the functional nomenclature set by joint order of the Minister in charge of the budget an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article D6342-1

…may be approved unless it ensures the identification and authentication of the Saint-Martin collectivity, the integrity of data flows relating to the acts referred to in the first paragraph, and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-9

…operations in the polling stations are attached with their annexes, shall be sent to the representative of the State in the collectivity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-3

…able to Saint-Martin;3° Articles R. 2231-1 to R. 2242-6 shall not apply to Saint-Martin.III. - Book IV of Part Two of the General Local Authorities Code is applicable to Saint-Martin under the followi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6271-1

The additional financial burdens resulting for the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy from the new powers attributed to it by Book II of Part Six (legislative) are subject to financial compensation, thr…

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