In the event that an expropriation procedure has been initiated for the benefit of a commune with a view to carrying out an operation transferred to the urban community, the procedure is continued for the benefit of the latter, which is substituted for the commune in all related acts.
The procedure is considered to be initiated, within the meaning of the preceding paragraph, on the date of the prefectoral order relating to the enquiry prior to the declaration of public utility, referred to in article R. 112-12 of the code de l’expropriation pour cause d’utilité publique.