Article LO6322-16 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
When the functioning of the Executive Council proves impossible, the Government may, on its own initiative or at the request of the President of the Territorial Council, pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree issued in the Council of Ministers, after consulting the Territorial Council. The dissolution decree sets the date of the elections, which shall take place within ten days. Parliament is notified of the decree. The Territorial Council is…