For the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 2334-18-2, the population of the priority neighbourhoods of the urban policy and the population of the urban free zones taken into account are, in the neighbourhoods and zones existing on 1st January of the year preceding that for which the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant is paid, the populations authenticated at the end of the last population census. The populations of priority urban neighbourhoods are established by order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for the Economy. The populations of the urban free trade zones are established by order of the Minister responsible for local authorities, the Minister responsible for the budget and the Minister responsible for the city.
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