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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-2

The Metropolitan Council sits in Lyon. However, it may meet at any other location in the metropolitan area.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-2

The Metropolitan Council sets the allowances of its members by deliberation within three months of its first installation.When the Metropolitan Council is renewed, the deliberation setting the allowan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-2

The departmental council of each overseas department may submit proposals to the Government with a view to the conclusion of international commitments concerning regional cooperation between the Frenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-2

The metropolis of Lyon automatically exercises the powers that the laws, in their provisions not contrary to the present title, attribute to the department. The metropolis of Lyon exercises the powers…

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

Article L3661-2

Prior to the debates on the draft budget, the President of the Lyon Metropolitan Council shall present a report on the situation with regard to sustainable development concerning the operation of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-2

The Lyon metropolitan area forms an area of solidarity to draw up and lead a planning and economic, ecological, educational, sporting, cultural and social development project for its territory, in ord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L4132-20

Regional councillors have the right to present oral questions relating to regional affairs at meetings of the Regional Council. The rules of procedure determine the frequency of such questions and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-24

The State representative in the region is responsible for national interests, compliance with the law and, under the conditions laid down by this code, administrative control. Under the conditions lai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-25

The representative of the State in the region is alone authorised to speak on behalf of the State before the regional council. By agreement of the president of the regional council and the representat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives.

Article L4135-29

The president of the regional council, the vice-presidents or the regional councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the region in acco…

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