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Showing 25212530 of 6833 articles for Art. L 313-7 · CGCT Art. L 2122-22

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single chapter

Article L5741-5

The trade union council of the territorial and rural balance cluster may propose that the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that make it up merge under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Community of communes.

Article L5812-1

For its application to municipalities in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments, II of Article L. 5214-16 is supplemented by an 8° as follows: "8° Construction and maintenance of buildings as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-3

I. - The articles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable to Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of I of article L. 5211-43 :1° In 1°, "40%" is repl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5842-1

The articles L. 5210-1 and L. 5210-2 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article L5842-16

I. - The articles L. 5212-15 to L. 5212-17 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 5212-15, after the words "or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5622-1

The revenue of the budget of the interregional agreement includes in particular: 1° The budgetary contribution of the member regions fixed by the founding decision; 2° Fees for services rendered; 3° I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5622-4

The provisions of articles L. 4313-1 and L. 4313-2 are applicable to interregional cooperation establishments. The places where the documents are made available to the public are the head office of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-3

Municipalities, départements, territorial chambers of commerce and industry and public establishments may group together in the form of syndicates for the operation, by means of an agreement, of publi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Intercommunal development and planning charter.

Article L5822-1

In the regions of Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and Réunion, the perimeter of the areas referred to in article L. 5223-1 is decided by the representative of the State in the region, after obtaining t…

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