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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Neighbourhood councils

Article LO6324-1

…by the president of the territorial council before any deliberation by the territorial council on: 1° The establishment, revision or amendment of the local town planning plan when the perimeter of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6321-32

At its request, the president of the territorial council receives from the representative of the State the information necessary for the exercise of its attributions. At its request, the representativ…

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

Article LO6321-28

The territorial council may set up consultative committees on any issue of territorial interest concerning all or part of the territory of the local authority. These committees shall include persons w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article LO6361-4

I. - Budget allocations for capital expenditure may comprise programme authorisations and payment appropriations. Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be incurre…

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

Article LO6352-10

By virtue of a deliberation of the Executive Council, the President of the Territorial Council brings actions and defends before the courts in the name of the community. He may, without prior authoris…

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

Article LO6351-9

…them to the Conseil d'Etat under the conditions and with the effects provided for in article LO 6351-7.

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

Article LO6351-4

Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in article LO 6351-3, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the t…

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

Article LO6351-1

The Territorial Council settles the affairs of the collectivity by its deliberations. It rules on all matters on which it is called upon to deliberate by laws and regulations and, generally, on all ma…

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

Article LO6323-1

The Territorial Council is assisted in an advisory capacity by an Economic, Social and Cultural Council made up of representatives of professional groups, trade unions, bodies and associations that co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-1

The Executive Council adopts the draft resolutions to be submitted to the Territorial Council. It makes, on the proposal of the President of the Territorial Council, the regulations necessary to imple…

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