CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

I. – The metropolis automatically exercises, in place of the member municipalities, the following competences: 1° In matters of economic, social and cultural development and planning: a) Creation, development and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, tourist, port or airport activity zones; b) Economic development actions, including participation in the capital of companies mentioned in 8° of Article L. 4211-1, as well as support for and participation in the management…

Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2 and notwithstanding article L. 2213-32, the president of the metropolitan council exercises the powers enabling him to regulate external fire defence. Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2 and notwithstanding articles L. 2213-1 to L. 2213-6-1, the president of the council of the metropolis exercises the prerogatives of the mayors with regard to the traffic and parking police on intercommunal roads outside built-up areas.

The metropolis is automatically substituted for the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status whose transformation is mentioned in article L. 5217-1. The substitution of the metropolis for the public intercommunal cooperation establishment is carried out under the conditions provided for in the last two paragraphs of article L. 5211-41.