Article L5218-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I. – Notwithstanding article L. 5217-12, the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence benefits, from 1st January of the year following that of its creation, from a global operating allocation equal to the sum of the following two components: 1° An inter-municipality allocation, calculated in the first year of collection of the global operating allocation, on the basis of its population and the highest per capita allocation received the previous year among the…