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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-5

Under the conditions laid down in Article LO 6351-3, the local authority may participate, under the supervision of the State, in the exercise of the powers that fall to the State in matters of crimina…

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

Article LO6262-17

…of the opinions issued by the Territorial Audit Office and of the decisions taken by the representative of the State in application of the provisions of this chapter.

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

Article LO6251-21

Decisions to waive the obligation to deposit with the State the funds of the local authority or its public establishments, referred to in Chapter VIII of the single title of Book VI of Part One, fall…

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

Article LO6251-19

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
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6242-2

…it may, within two months of the date on which the act became enforceable, request the representative of the State to implement the procedure provided for in article LO 6242-1. For the acts mentione…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6224-10

…of the offences referred to in article LO 6224-9 the return of sums paid to the elected representative concerned. It also has a direct action for the same purposes, which it may bring before the crim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

The State and the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public domain and their private domain. The local authority's domain i…

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

Article LO6251-3

…her for the total or partial approval of the text, or for the refusal of approval.Reasons shall be given for the decree refusing approval. It shall be notified to the President of the Territorial Coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability

Article L6245-3

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
CHAPTER I: Voter petitions

Article LO6231-1

…ouncil may be seized, by way of petition, of any matter falling within the competence of the collectivity. The petition may be presented on an individual or collective basis. It must be drawn up in wr…

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