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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6322-3

…ns of President of the Territorial Council are incompatible with the exercise of any other non-elective public function. The functions of President of the Territorial Council are also incompatible wit…

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

Article LO6362-2

…lies or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately refers the matter to the Territorial Audit Chamber which, within one month and by me…

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

Article LO6351-19

The right to compromise may be regulated by the Territorial Council in all administrative, fiscal, customs or economic matters falling within its jurisdiction. Where the settlement relates to acts con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability

Article L6345-4

The local authority's liability is eliminated or mitigated when a State authority has replaced the president of the territorial council in implementing police measures, in circumstances or under condi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Coordination between State services and local authority services

Article LO6345-1

…aint-Martin is ensured jointly by the President of the Territorial Council and the State representative.

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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 LO6343-5

…the question to the Conseil d'Etat in a decision that is not subject to appeal. The Conseil d'Etat gives its ruling within three months. When it refers the question to the Conseil d'Etat, the court st…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Honorary office of territorial councillors

Article L6325-11

Honorary membership is conferred by the representative of the State on former territorial councillors who have held elected office for at least fifteen years in the local authority. Honorary membershi…

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

Article LO6325-1

…o leave of absence or credit for hours, the guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity, guarantees granted at the end of the mandate and the right to training, travel allowances and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Neighbourhood councils

Article LO6324-1

…information facilities that concern the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood council has one month to give its opinion. This period is reduced to fifteen days in urgent cases, at the request of the presi…

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

Article LO6321-32

At its request, the president of the territorial council receives from the representative of the State the information necessary for the exercise of its attributions. At its request, the representativ…

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