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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-37

The community council may grant financial aid to communes which are part of the urban community and whose budget would be seriously unbalanced following their accession to the said community.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…spect of the authority to organise the public distribution of electricity mentioned in l'article L. 2224-31, provided that this competence is not already exercised by an authority mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-6

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Metropolitan Council so decides, by article. In both these cases, the Metropolitan Council may, however, specify that certain appropriations are spe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-5

The budget of the metropolitan authority is voted either by nature or by function. If the budget is voted by type, it also includes a cross-referenced presentation by function; if it is voted by funct…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10

Subject to the provisions of this section, metropolitan areas shall be subject to the provisions of Book III of Part Two.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers

Article L5217-3

Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2 and notwithstanding article L. 2213-32, the president of the metropolitan council exercises the powers enabling him to regulate external fire defence. Without pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-2

The agglomeration community is created without a time limit.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution and transformation.

Article L5215-42

…ters. A decree in the Council of State determines, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5211-25-1 and subject to the rights of third parties, the conditions under which the community is liq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-3

…n and the operating section respectively. For each of the two sections, their amount may not exceed 2% of the actual expenditure for the section.The failure to commit a programme authorisation or a co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-6

The Metropolitan Council is chaired by the President of the Metropolitan Council. It is composed of metropolitan councillors.

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