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Article L1115-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In compliance with France’s international commitments, local and regional authorities and their groupings may implement or support any annual or multi-annual international cooperation, development aid or humanitarian action. In doing so, they shall take into consideration the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.

To this end, local authorities and their groupings may, where appropriate, enter into agreements with foreign local authorities. These agreements specify the purpose of the actions envisaged and the provisional amount of the financial commitments. They come into force as soon as they have been sent to the State representative under the conditions set out in articles L. 2131-1, L. 2131-2, L. 3131-1, L. 3131-2, L. 4141-1 et L. 4141-2. The articles L. 2131-6, L. 3132-1 and L. 4142-1 are applicable to them.

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Article L1115-1

Dans le respect des engagements internationaux de la France, les collectivités territoriales et leurs groupements peuvent mettre en œuvre ou soutenir toute action internationale annuelle ou pluriannuelle de coopération, d’aide au développement ou à caractère humanitaire. Ils prennent en considération dans ce cadre le programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 adopté par l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies le 25 septembre 2015.

A cette fin, les collectivités territoriales et leurs groupements peuvent, le cas échéant, conclure des conventions avec des autorités locales étrangères. Ces conventions précisent l’objet des actions envisagées et le montant prévisionnel des engagements financiers. Elles entrent en vigueur dès leur transmission au représentant de l’Etat dans les conditions fixées aux articles L. 2131-1, L. 2131-2, L. 3131-1, L. 3131-2, L. 4141-1 et L. 4141-2. Les articles L. 2131-6, L. 3132-1 et L. 4142-1 leur sont applicables.

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