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Article R1211-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The election of the representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation and of the mayors takes place by ballot papers sent by letter or deposited against receipts at the prefecture. The ballot papers are counted by a commission comprising: – the prefect or his representative, chairman; – two mayors appointed by the prefect. The secretariat is provided by an agent of the prefecture. The results are centralised by the…

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Article R1211-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The eleven representatives of the State are appointed as follows, by order of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities, issued jointly with the minister concerned where applicable: 1° Four representatives of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities; 2° One representative of the minister responsible for the economy; 3° Three representatives of the minister responsible for the budget; 4° One representative of the minister responsible for tourism;…

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Article R1211-14 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The committee elects, from among its members other than the representatives of the State, its chairman and two vice-chairmen, by secret ballot, by an absolute majority of the full members, present, substituted or replaced under the conditions provided for in article L. 1211-2. If after two ballots no candidate has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot shall be held and the election shall take place by relative majority. In…

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Article R1211-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The elections of the members of the Local Finance Committee may be challenged before the Conseil d’Etat by any voter, by the candidates and by the Minister of the Interior, within ten days of the publication of the results in the Official Journal. The election of the chairman and each of the vice-chairmen may be challenged before the Conseil d’Etat by any member of the committee and by the Minister…

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Article R1211-16 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. These shall be approved by the Minister for the Interior. It shall be convened whenever necessary by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of at least half of its members; in addition, it may be convened by decision of the Minister for the Interior. However, the Committee may only validly deliberate if at least half of…

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