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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 III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6343-2

Appeals by the State representative against the acts mentioned in Article LO 6343-1, formed in accordance with the procedures set out in articles LO 6342-1 and LO 6342-2, are also brought before the C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of a territorial council mandate

Article LO6325-2

I. - The members of the territorial council receive, for the effective exercise of their functions, an indemnity fixed by the territorial council by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6322-11

The President of the Territorial Council convenes the Executive Council whenever he/she deems it useful.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Liability before the territorial council.

Article LO6322-4

…otes in favour of the motion are counted, and the motion is not considered adopted until it has received the vote of an absolute majority of the members making up the territorial council. When the mot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6321-31

The representative of the State shall be heard by the territorial council at its request. He/she shall be provided with the agendas of the meetings as well as the documents sent to the territorial cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Resources and operation of elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6321-29

The operation of the groups of elected representatives on the Territorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives…

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

Article LO6362-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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

Article LO6361-10

…for grants whose award is not subject to conditions, the territorial council may decide: 1° To individualise the appropriations in the budget by beneficiary; 2° To draw up, in a statement appended t…

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

Article LO6351-13

…e referral. This period is reduced to fifteen days in urgent cases at the request of the representative of the State. The Territorial Council may submit proposals to the Government for the application…

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