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Article R1425-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The election of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation shall take place at the same time as those provided for by the décret n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l’installation des premiers conseils d’administration des services départementaux d’incendie et de secours pour la désignation des représentants des communes et des établissements publics de coopération intercommunale au premier conseil d’administration du service départemental.

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Article R1425-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Candidate lists for the election of representatives of municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation comprise twice as many names as there are seats to be filled. No one may be a candidate under different categories. Lists are lodged at the prefecture on a date set by the prefect’s order provided for in article R. 1425-5. No list may be modified after this date, except in the event of death…

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Article R1425-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Voters vote for a complete list, without adding or deleting names and without changing the order of presentation. Each ballot paper is inserted in a double envelope: the inner envelope bears no mention or distinctive sign; the outer envelope bears the words “Elections of representatives of communes and public establishments of inter-communal cooperation to the departmental consultative commission”, an indication of the name and capacity of the voter, and his…

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Article R1425-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Votes for the election of representatives of the communes and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are counted by the commission set up in article 18 of the décret n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l’installation des premiers conseils d’administration des services départementaux d’incendie et de secours. A representative of each list may monitor the ballot counting operations. In the event of a tie in the allocation of the…

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Article R1425-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The term of office of a member of the commission ends when he loses the capacity in which he was called to sit. In the case of a departmental representative, the departmental council elects a replacement. In the case of a representative of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, he is replaced by the first non-elected candidate on the same list. Failing this, a by-election is held in…

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Article R1425-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The chairman of the commission shall be elected by an absolute majority of the votes cast. If this election is not won after the first two rounds of voting, a third round shall be held and the election shall take place by a relative majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the election shall be won by the benefit of age.

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Article R1425-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The commission meets when convened by the chairman, either on his own initiative, or at the request of one-third of the members, or at the request of the prefect. The commission may only validly decide when at least two-thirds of its members are present. If the quorum is not reached, it is automatically convened three days later. It may then take a decision without a quorum being required. The commission…

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Article R1425-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The matter may be referred to the departmental consultative commission, until the end of the period set out in article R. 1425-3, by the department, a commune, a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the departmental fire and rescue service to issue an opinion on all or part of the draft agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17. The parties to the draft agreement have…

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Article R1425-14 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A report, drawn up by the chairman, is sent, at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting, to the members of the committee as well as to the parties concerned by the draft agreement. The latter are heard at their request. The final opinion of the commission is notified to the parties concerned by the draft agreement. The prefect is notified of all these procedures.

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Article R1425-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

If the annual financing agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 1425-1, no later than fifteen days before the deadline for adopting the primary budget for the financial year in question, the matter is referred to the departmental consultative commission by the prefect, the department, a commune, a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the departmental fire and rescue service to establish the average fire and rescue…

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