DECENTRALIZATION, ACCORDING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

The decentralization regime is based on the legal recognition of local authorities organized in administrative units at the territorial level. These communities are provided with their own material and financial means that they can use to solve local problems. Decentralization appears to be the opposite of centralization, a regime in which local problems are solved by authorities freely chosen by the electorate. The status of local authorities derives from the law. They cannot make changes, but must be subject to any changes made by the state. The component collectivities are not associated with the exercise of central power, they have autonomy only of an administrative nature. The state controls the legality of the actions of local authorities and not their membership.