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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Loan guarantees

Article L3231-5

The départements may guarantee loans taken out to finance the construction, by religious associations or, in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, by public religious establishments or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-9

…Code in matters of social action. With a view to exercising the powers defined by article L. 222-4-1 of the same code, the president of the departmental council is informed by the public prosecutor o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Honorary office of departmental councillors

Article L3123-30

Honorary office is conferred by the State representative in the department on former departmental councillors who have exercised their elective functions for at least eighteen years. Honorary status m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L3123-20

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 is treated as equivalent to actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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

Article L3123-19

…ce at home that they have incurred as a result of attending the meetings referred to in article L. 3123-1. This reimbursement may not exceed, per hour, the hourly amount of the minimum growth wage. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L3123-10-1

…of three years. It is financed by a compulsory contribution, the rate of which may not be less than 1%, deducted from the functional allowances received by council members under the conditions set out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, particularly in the li…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1

…on takes place in the forms provided for by the General Tax Code and the Town Planning Code, namely:1° L'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de réseaux;2° La redevance des mines;3° La taxe dépa…

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

Article L3312-3

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the departmental council so decides, by article. In both cases, however, the departmental council may specify that certain appropriations are specialise…

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

Article L3312-2

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