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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-18

The territorial council must rule on the public utility nature of the expenditure that has given rise to a declaration of de facto management by the territorial audit chamber during the closest meetin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article LO6411-1

The archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon comprises the island of Saint-Pierre, the island of Miquelon-Langlade and the islands and islets dependent on them. It constitutes an overseas collectivity,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article LO6433-1

…ons and activities in the community that are represented on the Economic, Social and Cultural Council. This order also sets the number of representatives of these bodies and activities and the conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-10

The local authority is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in the second paragraph of article LO 6434-8 the restitution of sums paid to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Consultation of voters

Article LO6443-1

…view to the organisation of a consultation on any matter falling within the decision of that council.In a year, an elector may sign only one referral with a view to the organisation of the same consu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-13

…e opinion of the Territorial Council is deemed to have been obtained within one month of the referral. This period is reduced to fifteen days in urgent cases at the request of the representative of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-12

…authority the measures necessary to re-establish a balanced budget, within one month of this referral. When the local authority's budget has been subject to the recovery measures provided for in the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-16

In compliance with France's international commitments, the local authority may, by deliberation of the territorial council, enter into agreements with foreign local authorities to carry out cooperatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting provisions

Article L6365-1

…nister responsible for the budget after prior information of the president of the territorial council. The accounting officer of the collectivity of Saint-Martin may be entrusted with the duties of St…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6431-17

The deliberations of the territorial council, as well as those of the executive council when they are taken by delegation of the assembly, are published in the same forms.

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