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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-1

…The proposed extension of the public establishment's perimeter is decided by the State representative in the department when the municipalities are part of the same department, or by joint decision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-35-1

…nal cooperation subject to the provisions of Article 1609 nonies C of the General Tax Code will receive monthly advances from January, up to a limit of one twelfth of the amount of taxes and charges t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-20

The deliberative body of the public establishment of intercommunal cooperation deliberates on changes to the articles of association other than those referred to in articles L. 5211-17 to L. 5211-19 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-16

…by the vendor, the life annuity sale contract must include, for his benefit and that of his spouse living with him on the date of the deed of sale, the reservation of a right to live in the said prope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…provided for in articles L. 5211-19, L. 5214-26 or L. 5216-11, the author of the request or initiative draws up a document presenting an estimate of the impact of the operation on the resources and c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…rity grant is optional for communities of communes and conurbation communities. When an economic activity zone is located in whole or in part on the territory of a public inter-municipal cooperation e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative body under the conditions provided for in article L. 2333-26 by:1° Groupings of tourist communes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-2

…cision is deemed to be favourable. The transformation may be pronounced by decree of the representative of the State in the department when the communes belong to the same department and by joint decr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-40-2

…ipalities of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment who are not members of its deliberative body are informed of the affairs of the establishment that are the subject of deliberation. They…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12-2

…itions set by their internal regulations, the amount of the functional allowances that the deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation of 50,000 inhabitants or more allo…

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