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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State services made available

Article LO6245-2

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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 LO6243-1

The acts mentioned in article LO 6251-2 and the first paragraphs of I and II of Article LO 6251-3 falling within the scope of the law may be challenged by means of a reasoned appeal brought before the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council

Article LO6223-2

…ent, which constitutes a compulsory item of expenditure in the local authority's budget. It may receive donations. The Chairman is the authorising officer for the Economic, Social, Cultural and Enviro…

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

Article LO6222-15

By agreement of the president of the territorial council and the representative of the State, the latter may attend meetings of the executive council. To this end, he shall receive the invitations sen…

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

Article LO6222-5

The Territorial Council elects the members of the Executive Council. The Executive Council is composed of the President of the Territorial Council, President, four Vice-Presidents and two other counci…

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

Article LO6221-34

The representative of the State shall ensure that the institutions of the collectivity exercise their powers in a regular manner. When these institutions have failed to take the decisions incumbent up…

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

Article L6212-2

The State representative directs the State services in Saint-Barthélemy, subject to the exceptions listed exhaustively by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. He alone is empowered to speak on behalf of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and meetings

Article L5912-4

…pinions.The minutes of the sittings of the congress of elected departmental and regional representatives and mayors are published. They are forwarded to the general council, the regional council and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and meetings

Article L5912-2

Sessions of the Congress of Elected Departmental and Regional Representatives and Mayors are public.However, at the request of five members or the Chairman, the Congress of Elected Departmental and Re…

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

Article LO6242-6

…t meeting of the Territorial Council following notification to him, the decisions of the administrative or judicial courts which rule on the legality of the acts of the institutions of the collectivit…

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