Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Where the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding taxes, the maximum total amount of assistance provided by the solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events is equal to the product of the total amount of damage eligible for compensation multiplied by a rate that may not exceed 60%.

The State representative or, where applicable, the inspection mission provided for in article R. 1613-8 send the minister responsible for local authorities and the minister responsible for the budget an assessment of the damage caused by the event, a full list of the local authorities or groupings whose applications it is proposed be accepted, and a proposal for the total amount of subsidies that may be granted to local authorities…

The Minister responsible for local authorities and the Minister responsible for the budget shall set, for each event, the maximum rate of compensation within the range provided for in Article R. 1613-15 and decide on the total amount of subsidies that may be granted to local authorities and groupings in the same department depending on the assessment of eligible damage.

The State representative decides on the subsidy rate for each repair operation, based on the maximum subsidy rates provided for in article R. 1613-9 and the assessment of eligible damage. If the sum of grants that may be awarded to local authorities or groupings exceeds the total amount mentioned in article R. 1613-17, the State representative sets the subsidies within the limit of this amount and according to the size…