Any transfer of powers from the State to a local authority entails an obligation for the latter to continue, in accordance with procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, to compile statistics relating to the exercise of these powers.
These statistics are transmitted to the State.
With a view to carrying out statistical surveys of general interest, local authorities and their groupings transmit to the State individual information intended for the constitution of statistically representative samples.
The State shall make available to territorial authorities and their groupings the results of the use of data collected in application of this article or the use of data collected within a national framework and relating to areas connected with the exercise of their competencies. It shall ensure their regular publication.
The financial costs resulting from this obligation for local and regional authorities shall be compensated by the State under the conditions defined in articles L. 1614-1 à L. 1614-3.