French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceI. - 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 characteristics and constraints of the collectivity.
A request for authorisation to adapt a legislative or regulatory provision is adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Territorial Council.
This deliberation shall mention the legislative or regulatory provisions in question or, where the request relates to the adaptation of a regulatory provision not yet published and necessary for the application of a legislative provision, the legislative provision in question.
It sets out the particular characteristics and constraints justifying the request for empowerment and specifies the nature and purpose of the provisions that the Territorial Council intends to adopt.
The request for authorisation may not relate to a legislative or regulatory provision falling within one of the matters mentioned in the fourth paragraph of the article 74 of the Constitution.
II. - The request for authorisation lapses:
1° On the last day of the month preceding that of the normal renewal of the Territorial Council;
2° On the day of the dissolution or annulment of the election of all the members of the Territorial Council which adopted it;
3° On the day of the vacancy of all the seats on the Territorial Council other than in the cases provided for in 2°.
III. - Acts adopted pursuant to this Article are adopted by an absolute majority of the members of the Territorial Council. They may not be submitted to a local referendum or consultation of the electorate.
