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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article L7124-10

The president, vice-presidents and members of the council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. The Assembly of French Guiana shall make available to the Council the resources necessar…

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

Article L7224-10

The President of the Executive Council is the authorising officer for expenditure and prescribes the execution of revenue for the territorial collectivity of Martinique, subject to the specific provis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : The Martinique Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council

Article L7226-10

The president, vice-presidents and members of the council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. The Executive Council of Martinique shall make available to the Council the resources ne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7153-10

The territorial collectivity of French Guyana may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, designate public employees of the territorial collectivity to represent it within the…

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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 L7227-10

At the end of their mandate or the exercise of their functions, the president of the assembly of Martinique or any vice-president, the president of the executive council or any executive councillor wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7253-10

The territorial authority of Martinique may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, designate public employees of the territorial authority to represent it at French diplomati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article R1232-10

The local territorial cohesion committees referred to in article L. 1232-2 include representatives of the State and its public establishments, including representatives of establishments that are memb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-10

For a referendum decided by a commune, the result is publicly proclaimed by the president of the first polling station and immediately posted by the mayor. A copy of the minutes, to which are attached…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-10

The election of the representatives of the public establishments of intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status and of the communes takes place by ballot papers sent by registered letter or de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the Conseil national de la formation des élus locaux (R)

Article R1221-10

The members of the National Council are subject to the obligation of professional discretion with regard to any information that comes to their knowledge in this capacity.In order to prevent any confl…

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