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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Registered office and internal regulations.

Article LO6431-7

The territorial council has its seat at the local authority's headquarters.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article LO6431-2

When a territorial councillor tenders his resignation, he sends it to the president of the territorial council, who immediately notifies the State representative.

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

Article LO6411-2

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is represented in Parliament and in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council under the conditions defined by the organic laws..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6380-1

…election of the territorial council following the promulgation of the organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France.All of the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-26

The Territorial Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-25

…may not associate himself with such a request more than once a year. No mission may be created from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year of the renewal of the territorial council. The rul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6431-23

Each year, the President reports to the Territorial Council, in a special report, on the situation of the local authority, the activity and financing of the various departments of the local authority…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6414-3

The State exercises its rights of sovereignty and ownership over its public and private land, sea and air domains. Subject to France's international commitments and the provisions adopted for their ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-6

The expenses corresponding to the exercise of the transferred competencies are subject to an evaluation prior to the transfer of said competencies. A consultative commission for the evaluation of expe…

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

Article LO6461-9

…them to the Conseil d'Etat under the conditions and with the effects provided for in article LO 6461-7.

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