Investments eligible for an allocation under the first part of the special assistance scheme include, on the one hand, investments whose purpose is to construct, renovate, restructure, extend or make accessible as provided for by articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the French Construction and Housing Code under the conditions set out in Articles R. 1614-79 to R. 1614-82, on the other hand, investments for the purpose of equipment under the conditions provided for in Article R. 1614-83.
Eligible for an allocation under the first fraction of the special assistance are the non-perennial operating expenses of municipal, inter-municipal and departmental libraries, whether they are main, sector or annex libraries, under the conditions set out in article L. 1614-10, as specified by this article and articles R. 1614-83 and R. 1614-87.
Projects to extend or change the opening hours of libraries mentioned in 2° of article L. 1614-10 may only receive an allocation under the first fraction of the special assistance for a maximum of five consecutive years.