PART FOUR: THE REGION

The Corsican local authority is responsible for organising the interdepartmental links provided for by the provisions relating to collective transport services in the sustainable development and planning plan.

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is substituted for the State in the latter’s rights and obligations concerning the operation of rail transport. It receives budgetary support from the State in an amount equivalent to the costs assumed by the State for the operation of rail transport pursuant to the contractual provisions in force on 13 May 1991, the date of promulgation of the loi n° 91-428 portant statut de la…

The territorial collectivity of Corsica defines, on the basis of the principle of territorial continuity designed to mitigate the constraints of insularity and under the conditions of article L. 4425-26, the terms and conditions for organising sea and air transport between the island and any destination in mainland France, in particular with regard to services and fares.

Public service obligations are imposed by the Corsican regional authority on certain air or sea routes to ensure the principle of territorial continuity. The purpose of these obligations is, within the framework adapted to each mode of transport, to provide sufficient passenger or freight services in terms of continuity, regularity, frequency, quality and price and, where appropriate, capacity, to alleviate the constraints associated with insularity and thus facilitate the island’s…

In the form of a public establishment of the Corsican regional authority of an industrial and commercial nature, the Office des transports de la Corse, over which the authority exercises its supervisory power, has the missions defined below. Taking into consideration the economic development priorities defined by the territorial collectivity of Corsica, the Office des transports de la Corse shall enter into agreements with the companies designated to operate the…

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is responsible for the construction, development, maintenance and management of the roadway classified as a national road. The roadway classified as a national road is transferred to the assets of the territorial collectivity. In the territory of Corsica, by way of derogation from article L. 110-3 of the Highway Code, the list of roads classified as trunk roads is determined by deliberation of the Assembly…