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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents.

Article L5211-49-1

The deliberative body of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may set up consultative committees on any matters of inter-municipal interest falling within its remit over all or part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L5211-42

…for inter-communal cooperation is set up in each department. It is chaired by the State representative in the department. The latter is assisted by a general rapporteur and two assessors elected from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5214-4

The communauté de communes is formed either without a fixed term or for a term determined by the decision instituting it.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-30

…se by this code.Failing a favourable decision within six months, the commune may ask the representative of the State in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article L5215-18

…a declaration, signed by their members, accompanied by a list of their members and their representative.Under the conditions it defines, the community council may assign to the groups of community cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…ies. It determines the ways in which the competences of the urban community contribute to the objectives of social and territorial cohesion. These conditions are not required for urban communities exi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, tourist, port or airport activity zones; local commercial policy and support for commercial activities of community interest; pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-19

…from associated communes; 2° Income from the union's movable or immovable property; 3° Sums it receives from public administrations, associations, private individuals, in exchange for a service rende…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

…e decision to set up the syndicat accordingly. The modification decision is taken by the representative of the State in the department.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-34

A syndicate that has not carried out any activity for at least two years may be dissolved by order of the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) concerned after receiving the opinion of t…

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