PART FOUR: THE REGION

The Regional Council deliberates with a view to issuing opinions on the development and planning problems of the region on which it is obligatorily consulted. In accordance with the loi n° 82-653 du 29 juillet 1982 portant réforme de la planification, it shall contribute to the preparation and execution of the national plan and shall prepare and approve the regional plan. Within its remit, it contributes to regional planning. It…

Any transfer of buildings or real property rights by a region gives rise to a reasoned decision by the regional council on the conditions of the sale and its essential characteristics. The regional council deliberates in the light of the opinion of the competent State authority. This opinion is deemed to have been given at the end of a period of one month from the date of referral to this…

When the regions, their groupings and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the notary drafting the deed shall, if necessary, proceed, under his responsibility, to purge all liens and mortgages. The funds remitted to him shall then be deemed to have been received by reason of his functions.

The Regional Council may delegate some of its powers to its standing committee, with the exception of those relating to the vote on the budget, approval of the administrative account and measures of the same nature as those referred to in Article L. 1612-15. Within the limits it has set, the Regional Council may also delegate to its Chairman the power: 1° To carry out borrowings to finance the investments…

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 4221-5, the Regional Council decides on the acceptance of gifts and legacies made to the region.