Article LO4435-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The request for empowerment to lay down a rule applicable on the territory of the region shall be adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Regional Council taken by an absolute majority of its members. This deliberation shall mention the matter likely to be the subject of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 4435-9. It sets out the specific local features justifying the request for authorisation and specifies the purpose…