Section 1: Creation

The syndicat de communes is a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation associating communes for works or services of inter-communal interest.

Unless it is the result of concordant deliberations by all the municipal councils, the creation of a syndicate of municipalities gives rise to the drawing up of a list of the municipalities concerned. This list is drawn up by the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) concerned, on the initiative of one or more municipal councils. It is sent to the departmental council for information.

The decree of creation fixes the headquarters of the syndicate on the basis of proposals from the communes belonging to the syndicate. It determines, where applicable, the conditions for the participation in the syndicate of communes that have refused their membership.

The syndicate is formed either without a fixed term or for a term determined by the decision establishing it.