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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-2

The President of the Departmental Council is the authorising officer for departmental expenditure and prescribes the execution of departmental revenue, subject to the specific provisions of the Genera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3421-2

The départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne contribute 45% of the operating costs of the Paris fire brigade and 37.5% of the capital costs of the barracks, in proportion to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-2

Roads classified in the public road domain of the Lyon urban community and in the public road domain of the Rhône department located on the territory of the Lyon metropolis, as well as their outbuildi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-2

The Metropolitan Council sets the allowances of its members by deliberation within three months of its first installation.When the Metropolitan Council is renewed, the deliberation setting the allowan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-2

Expenditure relating to the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation personnalisée d'autonomie (personalised autonomy allowance) are tracked in an individualised chapt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article L3665-2

The local authority's accounting officer is solely responsible for carrying out, subject to the controls for which he is responsible, the collection of revenue and the payment of the local authority's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-2

The costs corresponding to the exercise of transferred competences are subject to an evaluation prior to the transfer of said competences.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4231-2

The president of the regional council is the authorising officer for the region's expenditure and prescribes the execution of regional revenue, subject to the specific provisions of the general tax co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-20

Within six months of the general renewal of the regional councils, the regional council may deliberate on the continuation in force of the regional economic development, innovation and internationalis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

Article L4433-28

The regional council of each of the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion is kept informed of the conditions of organisation and operation of the public radio and television broadcasting service…

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