Article R5215-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The operations decided upon, other than those mentioned in article R. 5215-5, which have received a start of execution constituted by the legal act creating between the contractor and the project manager a definitive contractual obligation, or in the case of work carried out directly, by the constitution of supplies or the start of execution of the work, are continued by the commune; those which have not received a start…