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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L3431-3

I.-The European Collectivity of Alsace is responsible for organising the procedures for implementing the Alsace cross-border cooperation plan, while respecting the competences of the other territorial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3332-3

Revenue from the investment section consists in particular of:1° Proceeds from borrowings;2° repealed;3° The departmental investment support grant;4° The departmental equipment grant for collèges;5° P…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-4

The European Collectivity of Alsace may offer optional teaching of regional language and culture on its territory, throughout schooling, in accordance with the procedures defined by the agreement refe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L3431-5

The State may delegate to the European Collectivity of Alsace the management of all or part of the actions covered by the European Social Fund, under the conditions defined in Article L. 1111-8-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Additional departmental tax on tourist tax

Article L3333-1

The departmental council may institute an additional tax of 10% to the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax collected in the department by the communes referred to in article L. 2333-26 and by the pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment

Article L3333-5

The departmental tax is instituted by deliberation of the departmental council, which sets the rate within the limit of 2% of gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-10

The fees referred to in article L. 3333-8 are subject to the five-year statute of limitations which begins to run from the date on which they became due. The four-year statute of limitations institute…

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

Article L3334-2

The population to be taken into account for the application of this section is the municipal population of the département as resulting from the population census.This population is increased by one i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Dotation de soutien à l'investissement des départements (Departmental investment support grant)

Article L3334-10

It is hereby instituted a grant to support investment in the départements, allocated to the départements and territorial collectivities of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L3334-3

Each département receives a lump-sum allocation.I. - From 2015, each département's lump-sum allocation is equal to the amount received the previous year in respect of this allocation. For each departm…

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