Article L5224-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I.-An imbalance in the local commercial fabric within the perimeter of a territorial coherence plan provided for in Title IV of Book I of the Town Planning Code may be established by the concordant deliberations of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or the groupings of territorial authorities responsible for drawing up this plan. II.-The presidents of the said public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or groupings of territorial authorities shall…