#2015-990Law for Growth, Activity, and Equal Economic Opportunities
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The law LOI n° 2015-990 aims to enhance economic activity, growth, and equal opportunities in France by restructuring the regulatory framework for both railway and road transport. It integrates road transport regulations with the existing rail framework, updates various articles in transport and road codes to support the development of public transport services, and authorizes the government to create necessary infrastructure projects related to transport. This law also stipulates the public disclosure of transport data and the conditions for the regulation of transport services.
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Key Changes
- Authority of regulation expanded to include both railway and road transport activities.
- Mandates public access to transport data to improve service organization and intermodal transport.
- Introduction of contributions for public road transport companies and highway concessionaires to fund regulatory oversight.
Obligations
What this law requires
Replace all legislative references to 'Autorité de régulation des activités ferroviaires' with 'Autorité de régulation des activités ferroviaires et routières' throughout existing legislation
Government must issue ordinances within 6 months of law promulgation to align the Transport Code and Road Code structure and content with the expanded regulatory authority's missions
Public road transport companies must pay a control fee contribution calculated as a percentage of the previous year's revenue, at a rate between 0.05 and 0.3 per thousand, collected like value-added tax
Motorway concessionaires must pay a control fee contribution calculated as a percentage of the previous year's revenue, at a rate between 0.05 and 0.3 per thousand, collected like value-added tax
Regulatory authority reports must be made publicly available under the same conditions as previously required