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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-11

The administrative account is sent to the State representative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6362-7 and LO 6362-10.Failing this, the State represent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-15

The provisions of articles LO 6362-13 and LO 6362-14 are not applicable to the registration and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for the local authority and its public establishments, from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-16

In the context of public orders, when default interest is not mandated at the same time as the principal, the latter being in an amount greater than a threshold set by regulation, the accounting offic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6363-1

Expenditure that is compulsory for communes, départements and regions and any other expenditure linked to the exercise of a transferred competence are compulsory for the local authority..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: TERRITORY OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Article LO6421-1

The administrative centre of the community shall be determined by decree, after consultation with the territorial council.

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

Article LO6461-14

The Territorial Council may submit proposals to the Government with a view to the conclusion of international commitments concerning regional cooperation between the French Republic, the United States…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK IV: SAINT-PIERRE AND MIQUELON

Article LO6430-1

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

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

Article LO6461-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6461-7 may not be amended, by law or by regulation as the case may be, unles…

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

Article LO6462-1

The President of the Territorial Council represents the community. He prepares and executes the deliberations of the Territorial Council and the Executive Council. He chairs the Executive Council..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-16

The great customary council may also refer to itself any draft or proposed deliberation of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana that directly concerns the environment, the living environment…

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