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

Article D6251-1

In all regulatory texts in force, referred to in Article LO 6251-5, references to municipal councils, departmental general councils and regional councils are replaced by references to the territorial…

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

Article D6261-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article D5722-1

The deliberation provided for in the third paragraph of I of article L. 5722-1 is sent to the syndicate's accounting officer before the start of the financial year to which it relates.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6211-1

The capital of the overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy is Gustavia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-10

It is punishable by a fifth-class fine for any public authority or local authority agent to have distributed ballot papers or documents from elected representatives, political parties or political gro…

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

Article D5217-23

Programme authorisations and commitment authorisations for unforeseen expenditure constitute chapters, respectively of the investment section and the operating section of budgets voted by nature and b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article D6222-3

The wearing of the official insignia of the President of the Territorial Council in the national colours, the use of which is optional, is reserved for the President of the Territorial Council in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-2

…The court will rule in the first and last instance within three days of the application being lodged.If it deems the application to be well-founded, the court will amend the order.For the application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-3

…pose or character that include a combination of the three colours: blue, white and red are prohibited.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6242-5

The transmission to the State representative of the public contracts of the local authority and its public establishments other than public health establishments includes the following documents: 1° A…

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