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Article R1614-42

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force

Updated 5 Nov 2023

The appropriations for the special assistance mentioned in article R. 1614-41 are delegated to the regional prefects in mainland France and to the prefect of Corsica. They are divided between them as follows:

1° 25% according to the number of housing units shown on building permits issued over the last three years in each region and in Corsica;

2° 20% according to the population of each region and of Corsica;

3° 20% according to the number of communes with more than 700 inhabitants in each region and in Corsica that do not have a land-use plan, a local town-planning plan or a communal map enforceable against third parties ;

4° 20% according to the number of communes in each region and Corsica subject to special provisions applicable to mountain areas, the coastline or airfield noise zones under, respectively, the coastline and mountain areas pursuant to Chapters I and II of Title II of Book I of the Town Planning Code and airfield noise zones pursuant to Articles L. 112-3 to L. 112-17 of the same code.

Of the remaining 15% are deducted:

a) The allocation granted to the Corsican collectivity for the establishment of the Corsican sustainable development plan mentioned in article L. 4424-9 ;

b) Appropriations allocated in the regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collectivities of French Guiana and Martinique and the Department of Mayotte under this special assistance scheme;

c) Allocations allocated for the establishment of the regional development plan under the conditions set out in articles R. 4433-19, R. 4433-21 et R. 4433-22.

The balance is distributed between the regions, the Department of Mayotte and Corsica, during the course of the year, to take account in particular of new requirements linked to changes in regulations or the construction of facilities, the importance of which makes it urgent to draw up, amend, revise or make compatible one of the documents referred to in article R. 1614-41. It may also increase the appropriations in b of this article.

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