BOOK I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DECENTRALISATION

In the context of cross-border, transnational or inter-regional cooperation, territorial authorities, their groupings and, after authorisation from their supervisory authority, bodies governed by public law within the meaning of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts may, within the limits of their competences and…

A territorial authority or grouping of territorial authorities may not enter into an agreement with a foreign State, except in the cases provided for by law or where the agreement is intended to enable the creation of a European grouping of territorial cooperation, a Euroregional grouping of cooperation or a local grouping of cross-border cooperation. In the latter case, the signing of the agreement must be authorised in advance by…

A National Commission for Decentralised Cooperation is created, which will draw up and keep up to date a report on the external action of local and regional authorities. It promotes coordination between the State and local and regional authorities and between local and regional authorities and may formulate any proposal relating to the external action of local and regional authorities. Local and regional authorities and their groupings provide the commission…

Decrees in the Council of State shall, where necessary, lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.