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

Article LO6461-17

The collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6461-14 or observer with…

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

Article LO6461-18

The territorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans…

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

Article LO6362-19

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the public establishments of the collectivity of Saint-Martin.

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

Article LO6461-1

The Territorial Council shall, by its deliberations, regulate the affairs of the collectivity. It shall decide on all matters on which it is called upon to deliberate by laws and regulations and, gene…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6432-13

The President of the Territorial Council sets the agenda for the meetings of the Executive Council. He shall send a copy to the representative of the State at least forty-eight hours before the meetin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6451-1

The acts taken by the authorities of the collectivity are enforceable by operation of law as soon as they have been published in the Official Journal of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, posted or notified to…

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

Article LO6362-13

Only expenditure necessary to pay debts due and expenditure for which the law has expressly so decided is compulsory for the territorial authority. The territorial audit chamber to which a matter has…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Honorary office of territorial councillors

Article L6434-11

Honorary membership is conferred by the representative of the State on former territorial councillors of the local authority who have held their elected office for at least fifteen years. Honorary mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article LO6453-1

…used or neglected to exercise. The taxpayer or elector submits a brief to the administrative tribunal. The president of the territorial council submits this brief to the territorial council at the nea…

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

Article LO6461-19

The right to compromise may be regulated by the Territorial Council in all administrative, fiscal, customs or economic matters falling within its jurisdiction. Where the settlement relates to acts con…

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