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

Article L4312-5

…ry and financial regulations.The region's budgetary and financial regulations specify in particular:1° The procedures for managing programme authorisations, commitment authorisations and related payme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-1

…ly applicable to aerodromes open to public air traffic other than those mentioned in articles L. 6321-1, L. 6323-2 and L. 6324-1 of the Transport Code. The plan identifies the roads and trunk roads wh…

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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 II: Control of legality

Article L4142-3

…course available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles L. 4141-2 and L. 4141-4, it may, within two months of the date on which the act became enforceable, requ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article L4142-2

Every three years, before 1 June, the Government submits to Parliament a report on the a posteriori control exercised over the acts of the regions by the representatives of the State in the regions.

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

Article L4141-5

Acts taken by the regional authorities on behalf of the State and acts governed by private law shall not be subject to the provisions of this Title and shall continue to be governed by the provisions…

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

Article L4141-2

…llowing are forwarded to the State representative in the region, under the conditions set out in II:1° Deliberations of the Regional Council or decisions taken by the Permanent Commission by delegatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Liability of the region in the event of an accident.

Article L4135-26

The regions are liable, under the conditions set out in article L. 2123-31, accidents suffered by members of regional councils in the course of their duties.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-15-1

When the regional council is renewed, the deliberation fixing the allowances of its members pursuant to this section shall take place within three months of its installation. Any deliberation of the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-15

The members of the Regional Council receive an allowance for the actual performance of their duties, fixed by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the civ…

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