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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article LO6361-9

The financial operations of the services of the collectivity of Saint-Martin that do not have legal personality and whose essential activity consists of producing goods or rendering services that may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article L6361-11

The budgets and accounts of the local authority finally settled shall be made public by means of printing. The provisions of article L. 2313-1 are applicable to the local authority. The place where th…

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

Article LO6362-8

The submission of the local authority's budget to the territorial audit chamber under articles LO 6362-4 and LO 6362-12 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of…

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

Article LO6362-9

Subject to compliance with articles LO 6362-1, LO 6362-7 and LO 6362-8, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council until the end of the financial year to which they apply. Within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article L6323-4

Members of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council may receive an allowance for each day they attend Council meetings. They are also entitled to the reimbursement of expenses that may result from th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-5

I. - The Territorial Council may, where it has been empowered to do so at its request by law or by decree, as the case may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-21

Decisions to waive the obligation to deposit with the State the funds of the local authority or its public establishments, mentioned in Chapter VIII of the single title of Book VI of Part One, fall wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6353-3

The individual powers of the Executive Councillors are exercised within the framework of decisions taken by the Executive Council. Each Executive Councillor is responsible to the Executive Council for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article LO6361-8

The fonds de concours procedure is used when funds paid by legal entities or individuals to contribute with those of the collectivité de Saint-Martin to expenditure in the public interest, duly accept…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-7

Appeals against this deliberation are referred to the Conseil d'Etat. The State representative may, within one month of the transmission provided for in article LO 6351-6, refer the decision to the Co…

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