Article 118

Administrative functions shall be attributed to the Municipalities, except for those cases where, in order to ensure they are uniformly exercised, they shall be conferred on Provinces, Metropolitan Cities and Regions or the State, pursuant to the principles of subsidiarity, differentiation and adequacy. Municipalities, Provinces and Metropolitan Cities hold inherent administrative functions as well as those conferred upon them by means of legislation of the State or of the Regions, in accordance with their respective competences. State legislation shall provide for forms of coordination between the State and the Regions in the matters specified in article 117, paragraph 2, letters b) and h) and also provide for forms of agreement and coordination with respect to the protection of cultural heritage. The State, the Regions, the Metropolitan Cities, the Provinces and the Municipalities shall facilitate the autonomous initiative of citizens who, either individually or in association with others, undertake activities of general interest, on the basis of the principle of subsidiarity.