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Article L3221-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The president, by delegation of the departmental council , may be entrusted, for the duration of his mandate, with taking any decision concerning the preparation, award, performance and settlement of contracts and framework agreements, as well as any decision concerning their amendments, when the appropriations are entered in the budget. The president of the departmental council reports on the exercise of this competence at the next useful meeting of the…

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Article L3221-11-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Where article L. 3221-11, the decision of the Departmental Council or the Permanent Commission instructing the Chairman of the Departmental Council to sign a specific contract or framework agreement may be taken before the award procedure for this contract or framework agreement is initiated. In this case, it must include a definition of the scope of the need to be met and the estimated value of the contract or framework…

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Article L3221-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The president of the departmental council may, by delegation of the departmental council , be responsible for exercising, on behalf of the department, the pre-emption rights of which it is the holder or delegatee pursuant to the town planning code. He may also delegate the exercise of this right on the occasion of the disposal of a property, under the conditions set by the departmental council. He shall report on…

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Article L3221-12-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The president of the departmental council may, by delegation of the departmental council , be responsible for taking any decision relating to the housing solidarity fund, particularly with regard to aid, loans, debt remission and debt waivers. He/she reports on the exercise of this authority to the nearest appropriate meeting of the departmental council.

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Article L3231-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The State is responsible for the conduct of economic and social policy and the defence of employment. Nonetheless, subject to respect for the freedom of commerce and industry and the principle of equality of citizens before the law, the département may intervene in economic and social matters under the conditions set out in this chapter and in Article L. 3232-4.

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Article L3231-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A département may only grant a loan guarantee or its surety to a private-law person mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of this article or in 1° of I of article L. 3231-4-1 or carrying out an operation mentioned in I and II of the same article L. 3231-4-1 under the conditions set out in this article. The total amount of annual instalments, already guaranteed or guaranteed to fall due during…

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Article L3231-4-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 3231-4 do not apply to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a département: 1° For housing construction, acquisition or improvement operations carried out by low-income housing organisations or semi-public companies; 2° For housing construction, acquisition or improvement operations benefiting from a State subsidy or carried out with the benefit of loans aided by the State or…

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