I. – Notwithstanding article L. 5217-12, the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence benefits, from 1st January of the year following that of its creation, from a global operating allocation equal to the sum of the following two components:
1° An inter-municipality allocation, calculated in the first year of collection of the global operating allocation, on the basis of its population and the highest per capita allocation received the previous year among the pre-existing public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation. In subsequent years, the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan authority’s inter-municipality allocation is calculated according to the procedures defined in article L. 5211-28. The reductions provided for in article L. 5211-28 apply to the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolitan authority’s inter-municipality allowance;
2° A compensation allowance calculated according to the procedures defined in article L. 5211-28-1.
II. – For the application of 1° of I of this Article, the population to be taken into account is that defined in Article L. 2334-2.