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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-8

The president of the departmental council appoints field wardens in the cases and under the conditions provided for in article L. 522-2 of the internal security code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President, the Permanent Commission and the Bureau of the Departmental Council

Article L3122-8

The chairman and members of the standing committee who have been delegated pursuant to article L. 3221-3 form the bureau.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-8

Where, in a public limited company, a département is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liabil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3631-8

…with those of a member of the European Commission, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank or a member of the Monetary Policy Council of the Banque de France.If the President of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-8

…he State representative in the department exercises the powers conferred on the prefect of the defence zone by I of article L. 1424-36-1. The provisions of II and III of article L. 1424-36-1 are not a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-8

The provisions of a legislative nature of a deliberation taken on the basis of the authorisation provided for in article LO 3445-6 may only be amended by a law if the law expressly so provides. Simila…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3641-8

The metropolis of Lyon is automatically substituted, for the competences set out in articles L. 3641-1 et L. 3641-2, to the syndicat de communes or the syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-8

…gulations.The local authority's budgetary and financial regulations specify in particular:1° The procedures for managing programme authorisations, commitment authorisations and related payment appropr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF ALSACE

Article L3431-8

Unless otherwise decided by its departmental council, the European Collectivity of Alsace is subject to the budgetary and accounting framework defined in articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: THE PRESIDENT, STANDING COMMITTEE AND BUREAU OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4133-8

The bureau is made up of the president, vice-presidents and, where applicable, members of the standing committee who have been delegated pursuant to article L. 4231-3.

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