NOTRe law of 2015
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The NOTRe law of 2015 is a major French territorial reform that redefined the powers and responsibilities of local authorities, particularly strengthening and reorganizing the role of regions.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French law
ⓘ
territorial reform ⓘ |
| acronymMeaning | Nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects |
French communes
NERFINISHED
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French departments ⓘ French regions ⓘ public inter-municipal cooperation establishments ⓘ |
| aim |
clarify distribution of competences between regions, departments and communes
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improve efficiency of public action at local level ⓘ promote administrative rationalization ⓘ redefine powers and responsibilities of local authorities ⓘ strengthen the role of regions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
French overseas territories (with adaptations)
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metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complements | law on the delimitation of regions of 2015 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 2015-08-07 ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | subnational ⓘ |
| impact |
reduced overlap of competences between local authorities
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strengthened strategic role of regions in economic planning ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | local authorities in France ⓘ |
| keyMeasure |
clarification of local authorities’ mandatory and optional competences
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reinforcement of regional competences in economic development ⓘ reorganization of inter-municipal structures ⓘ transfer of certain departmental competences to regions ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | French public law ⓘ |
| legislature | French Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | territorial reform of François Hollande presidency ⓘ |
| precededBy | MAPTAM law of 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Government of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedReformCycle | French territorial reforms of the 2010s ⓘ |
| shortName | Loi NOTRe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force (with later amendments) ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
decentralization
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local government ⓘ territorial organization ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | redistribution of competences between levels of local government ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2015 ⓘ |
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