French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceFinancial compensation for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 6 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between communes, départements, regions and the State is included in the general decentralisation allowance of the départements concerned.
The total amount of compensation received by the departments concerned corresponds to the updated amount of the special State contribution created in application of article 95 of law no. 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précitée, constaté au 1er janvier 2007.
The respective share due to each department is obtained by applying a coefficient to the total amount of compensation referred to in the second paragraph. This coefficient is calculated for each department by comparing the updated average of the appropriations paid to it from 1996 to 2005 with the updated average of the appropriations paid to all the departments concerned under the special assistance scheme over these ten years.
Financial compensation for the investment costs of ports transferred pursuant to Article 30 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local freedoms and responsibilities is included in the general decentralisation allowance of the local authorities concerned and calculated in accordance with I of the article 119 of the same law.
From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of Law No. 2015-29 of 16 January 2015 on the delimitation of regions, regional and departmental elections and amending the electoral calendar, the amount of the general decentralisation grant paid to it pursuant to this article corresponds to the sum of the amounts paid to the regions to which it succeeds under the conditions applicable prior to the grouping.
A Conseil d'Etat decree shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this article.
