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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-2

Lease contracts relating to buildings leased by the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy and assigned to the exercise of powers transferred to the collectiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-5

I. - Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above has been passed on matters falli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-1

Legislative and regulatory provisions shall apply ipso jure in Saint-Martin, with the exception of those intervening in matters which fall within the remit of the organic law pursuant to Article 74 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-2

I. - Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Martin on the date they set or, failing that, the day after their publication…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters fal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-1

The movable and immovable property belonging to the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy and assigned to the exercise of the powers transferred to the colle…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Consultation of voters

Article LO6443-1

I. - The electors of the collectivity may be consulted on decisions which the territorial council intends to take to regulate matters within its jurisdiction. The consultation may be limited to the el…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-3

The collectivity of Saint-Martin is substituted for the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Martin in their rights and obligations resulting from the contracts and ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-6

The expenses corresponding to the exercise of the transferred competencies are subject to an evaluation prior to the transfer of said competencies. A consultative commission for the evaluation of expe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-2

Lease contracts relating to buildings leased by the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the municipality of Saint-Martin and assigned to the exercise of the powers of the collectivity of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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