The conditions of application of articles L. 5211-42 and L. 5211-43 are set by decree in the Council of State. This decree fixes in particular the total number of members of the departmental commission, determined taking into account the population, the number of municipalities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status in the department and their demographic importance, the demographic criteria used to constitute the colleges of mayors mentioned in 1° of article L. 5211-43, as well as the procedures for appointing the members of the departmental commission and the rules governing its operation.
When the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation is required within a given timeframe, the State representative in the department convenes it in good time, by sending its members a notice within one week of the start of the aforementioned timeframe.
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