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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article LO6220-1

The local authority's institutions include the Territorial Council, the President of the Territorial Council, the Executive Council and the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-11

The Territorial Council exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to municipal councils, departmental councils of departments and regional councils, as well as to the departme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President of the Territorial Council and the Executive Council

Article LO6222-13

The President of the Territorial Council sets the agenda for the meetings of the Executive Council. He shall send a copy to the representative of the State at least forty-eight hours before the meetin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article L6221-19

Any person has the right to request access to the deliberations and minutes of public meetings of the territorial council, the deliberations and acts of the executive council, the budgets and accounts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-1

The Territorial Council settles the affairs of the collectivity by its deliberations. It rules on all matters on which it is called upon to deliberate by laws and regulations and, generally, on all ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6214-1

The collectivity exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to the communes, as well as those devolved to the department of Guadeloupe and the region of Guadeloupe.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-16

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. Votes on appointments are always taken by secret b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President of the Territorial Council and the Executive Council

Article LO6222-16

When the functioning of the Executive Council proves impossible, the Government may, on its own initiative or at the request of the President of the Territorial Council, pronounce its dissolution by r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article L6224-11

Honorary membership is conferred by the representative of the State on former territorial councillors who have held elected office for at least fifteen years in the local authority. Honorary membershi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-13

The president alone has the police of the assembly. He can have any individual who disturbs order expelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report…

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