Article LO6232-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I. – The Territorial Council may submit to a referendum any draft or proposed deliberation tending to regulate a matter within its competence, with the exception, on the one hand, of the opinions which it is called upon to give on draft and proposed legislation and on draft ordinances, and on the other hand, of the proposals which it may adopt within the framework of Articles LO 6251-12, LO 6251-14…