Draft law revising the decree of 1 February 2006 on the organisation and functioning of the commune
- The draft revises the decree of 1 February 2006 that organises the commune, and is dated 30 August 2017.
- The preamble cites the decree of 28 September 1987 on the patente and the decree of 15 January 1988 on collectivity revenue, the basis of municipal own-source revenue.
- Constitutional articles 66 to 74 and 200 onward on territorial collectivities are cited.
- The corpus holds the 2006 decree in the same tranche, so the revision can be read against the text it targets.
A draft law revising the decree of 1 February 2006 fixing the organisation and functioning of the municipal collectivity, signed by Jovenel Moïse and given on 30 August 2017.
The preamble cites constitutional articles 9, 9-1, 66 to 74, 175, 200, 200-1, 200-4, 217, 218, 234 and 234-1, the law of 18 September 1978 enlarging the number of arrondissements, communes and quartiers, the law of 19 September 1982 on regionalisation, the decree of 13 March 1987 reorganising the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the decree of 28 September 1987 on the patente, and the decree of 15 January 1988 on the revenue of territorial collectivities.
The commune is where property tax, the patente and market fees are actually collected, and where the fonds de gestion et de développement des collectivités territoriales is spent. The corpus holds the 2006 decree this text would revise, in the same tranche, and the draft states what the executive found wanting in it after eleven years.
How to cite
Presidency of the Republic of Haiti (PRH), 2017, Draft law revising the decree of 1 February 2006 on the organisation and functioning of the commune, https://www.sgcm.gouv.ht/
- Rights holder
- Government of Haiti