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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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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L3123-28

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the president of the departmental council or a departmental councillor deputising for him or having received a delegat…

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

Article L3123-20-2

…l are affiliated to the general social security scheme under the conditions defined in article L. 382-31 of the social security code. The contributions of the departments and those of the elected repr…

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

Article L3123-15

The members of the departmental council receive, for the effective exercise of their functions, an allowance fixed by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L3123-4

Decrees in the Council of State set out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 3123-2 and L. 3123-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article L3122-3

…sions declared not in conformity with the Constitution by decision of the Constitutional Council n° 2000-426 DC of 30 March 2000.] Any president of a departmental council who holds a position that pla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Economic aid

Article L3231-3

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-13

…legate the powers conferred by the departmental council under the conditions set out in article L. 3221-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article L3213-2

Any transfer of immovable property or rights in rem in immovable property by a department gives rise to a reasoned deliberation by the departmental council on the conditions of the sale and its essent…

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