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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Designation.

Article LO6432-1

The Territorial Council elects its chairman at the meeting held as of right following each renewal. For this election, it is chaired by its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary.…

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

Article D6242-1

The local authority of Saint-Barthélemy, where it chooses to transmit all or some of the acts mentioned in Article LO 6241-1, uses a teletransmission system that has been approved under conditions set…

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

Article D6242-7

The representative of the State may request, in order to exercise the legality control, that additional documents be provided.

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

Article D6242-5

The transmission to the State representative of the public contracts of the local authority and its public establishments other than public health establishments includes the following documents: 1° A…

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

Article D6242-2

The specifications mentioned in article D. 6242-1 defines the overall architecture of the remote transmission chain for acts subject to legality control as well as the characteristics required for the…

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

Article D6242-3

The President of the Territorial Council signs an agreement with the State representative that includes the reference of the approved system and that provides in particular:a) The date on which the lo…

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

Article D6242-6

Amendments to public contracts are forwarded to the State representative, accompanied, where applicable, by the deliberations authorising them.

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

Article D6242-4

The State representative may suspend the application of the agreement provided for in Article D. 6242-3 when it observes serious deterioration in the operation of the teletransmission system or is pre…

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

Article D6342-3

The president of the territorial council signs an agreement with the State representative that includes the reference of the approved system and that provides in particular:a) The date of connection o…

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

Article D6342-5

The transmission to the State representative of the public contracts of the local authority and its public establishments other than public health establishments includes the following documents: 1° A…

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