Article L1424-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
Professional firefighters who, on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d’incendie et de secours, are under the authority of a communal or inter-communal body are transferred to the departmental body under the conditions set out in an agreement signed between, on the one hand, the commune or the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation and, on the other hand, the departmental…