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

Article LO6462-11

The decision of the Territorial Council or the Executive Council instructing the President of the Territorial Council to award a specific contract may be taken before the award procedure is initiated.…

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

Article LO6462-15

The President of the Territorial Council or his/her representative participates, at his/her request, as part of the French delegation, in negotiations with the European Union and the European Communit…

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

Article L7252-1

…s any proposals relating to the conditions for the economic, social and cultural development of the territorial collectivity of Martinique.Proposals adopted by the Martinique Assembly in application o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-11

…ate in accordance with article L. 2121-31, presents, by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of the budget: In revenue: 1° The nature of the revenue; 2° The budget estimates;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-12

A certified copy of the administrative account, as approved by the municipal council and examined by the prefect or sub-prefect, is sent by the accounting officer to the regional audit office, as part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R2342-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the fundamental principles contained in Title I of the said dec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-10

…ed in the administrative accounts, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Finance.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3312-12

…Act no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale. C. - The report mentioned in article L. 3312-1 is made available to the public at the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3312-10

The accumulated result defined in article R. 3312-9 is allocated, where it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the close…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3312-1

The departmental council chooses to vote the department's budget by nature or by function.

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