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

Article L5211-39-1

…ber communes for their opinion. The municipal council of each commune has three months in which to give its opinion. In the absence of a decision within this period, its opinion is deemed to be favour…

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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 L5211-28-1

From 2004, public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status receive a compensation grant equal to the amounts due in respect of 2003 pursuant to I of D of article 44 of t…

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

Article L5211-17

…nths from the date of notification to the mayor of the municipality of the decision of the deliberative body of the public inter-municipal cooperation body to decide on the proposed transfers. If no d…

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

Article L5211-14

…and second paragraphs of article L. 2123-28 and article L. 2123-29 apply to members of the deliberative bodies of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in articles L. 521…

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

Article L5211-25-1

…hem;2° The movable and immovable assets acquired or created after the transfer of competencies are divided between the municipalities that take over the competency or between the municipality that wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L5211-11

The deliberative body of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation meets at least once every three months or, for unions formed for a single work or service of inter-municipal interest,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-2

…modification of the territorial boundaries of a member commune, or the annulment by the administrative court of the distribution of Community Councillor seats, the number and distribution of Communit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…lities may not exceed by more than 25% the number that would be allocated in application of III and IV of this article;b) The seats are distributed according to the municipal population of each munici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5

…r of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may be set by order of the State representative in the department when the communes are part of the same department or by joint order of the Sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-1

…relating to the operation of the municipal council are applicable to the operation of the deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, insofar as they are not contrary…

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