Decree in France

In France , a stopped is an executory decision with general or individual range emanating from one or more ministers (Ministerial decree or interdepartmental) or other administrative authorities (municipal Order of the prefect, , etc).

History

If the word is known as of the 15th century, it is only one synonym less current of stop and thus indicates a court order.

The word takes the direction of administrative act at the time of the Consulat: under the expression of “decree of the consuls”, it indicates texts being able to have an important range, and corresponds almost to what will be called then decree.

During the 19th century, the word takes its modern significance, although it reigns at the beginning a certain undulation on the authorities likely to take decrees.

Current location

A decree is an administrative act which can emanate from authorities diverses : the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, a Minister, a prefect (of area or department), a president of General advice, District council, public corporation of inter-commune co-operation, a Mayor, a president of public corporation, administrative authority independent or a chief of jurisdiction (but only for the internal organization of the service).

There exist two bases of the capacity to take decrees:

pursuant to a decree or of a law;
under the terms of the To be able of the department head.

The President of the Republic takes of decree only in his role of department head, for all that relates to the General secretary of the presidency of the French Republic.

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