On the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d’incendie et de secours, the departmental fire and rescue service whose creation is provided for in Article L. 1424-1 is automatically substituted for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in Article 56 of Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, as it stood prior to the loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 relative à la partie Législative du code général des collectivités territoriales.