French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceThe regional development plan may be amended on the initiative and under the guidance of the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority where the proposed amendment does not affect the general scheme of the plan.
The draft amendment, accompanied if necessary by the assessment or updating of the environmental assessment or a new environmental assessment in application of article L. 104-3 of the town planning code, is submitted for the opinion of the associated persons mentioned in II of article L. 4433-10.
If the amendment relates to the individual chapter of the plan, the draft amendment is submitted to the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority. If the modification relates to the individualised chapter in place of the sea enhancement scheme, the project is submitted to the State representative for agreement.
The modification project is subject to public participation. The draft amendment is subject to public participation by electronic means under the conditions defined in article L. 123-19 of the Environmental Code. A summary of the comments and proposals submitted by the public is published by the chairman of the deliberative assembly.
At the end of the consultation process, the chairman of the deliberative assembly publishes a summary of the comments and proposals submitted by the public. At the end of the consultation, which may not last less than thirty days, the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority deliberates on the summary and adopts the amendment to the plan, amended if necessary to take account of the opinions attached to the file and the results of the consultation.
The amendment is then approved by order of the regional or local government. The amendment is then approved by order of the State representative.
