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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-8

However, for the application of article LO 6471-7, a budget is not considered to be out of balance if its operating section includes or recovers a surplus and its investment section is in real balance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article L6473-8

The Minister for the Economy and Finance may grant the local authority, in the event of a temporary shortfall in the latter's cash position, advances chargeable to Treasury resources up to a maximum a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-8

…election. At the first meeting of the assembly, immediately after the election of the president, vice-presidents and other members of the standing committee, the president shall read out the charter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations are, at their request, placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 7125-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6463-8

The Executive Council shall be informed of France's draft international commitments in the areas listed in II of article LO 6414-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-8

The Executive Council directs the activities of the territorial community of Martinique under the conditions and within the limits set by this Title.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-8

…election. At the first meeting of the assembly, immediately after the election of its president, vice-presidents, executive councillors and the president of the executive council, the president of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates or functions mentioned in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-8

…Journal Officiel in the month following their transmission to the Prime Minister. They come into force the day after their publication.Appeals against these deliberations are brought before the Consei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-8

The election of the representatives of the presidents of the departmental councils shall take place by ballot papers sent by letter or deposited against receipts at the secretariat of the census commi…

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