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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R4135-17

…t out in article R. 4135-9. It may, however, be refused if the operational requirements of the service preclude it. Decisions rejecting requests for training leave must be communicated with their reas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-17

…al economic, social and environmental council may only vote if more than half of its members in office are present. If the quorum is not reached, the meeting is adjourned to the second working day the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article R4251-17

The electronic availability to the public of the draft amendment to the outline plan and the opinions collected on it provided for in I of Article L. 4251-9 is posted on the region's website and is op…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article R4424-17

The President of the Corsican Executive Council, or his representative, may take part in the work of the committee in an advisory capacity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-17

Requests for opinions are notified to the President of the Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council by the President of the Executive Council or by the President of the Assembly o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-17

…nature. The chapters relating to unforeseen expenditure, transfer from the operating section and proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets do not include an article. b) Operating section: -for expend…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-17

…ut in articles R. 4433-18 to R. 4433-22, from the special contribution created within the general decentralisation grant for the establishment and implementation of town planning documents pursuant to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article R4432-17

Articles R. 4134-24 to R. 4134-27 are applicable to members of the regional economic, social and environmental councils and the culture, education and environment councils of Guadeloupe and Réunion.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-17

…unted separately, of the member municipalities of the metropolis, as it results from the last known census on the date of production of the budget documents;b) Actual operating expenditure means all e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6362-17

If the initial budget, forwarded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6362-7 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State sha…

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