Article L3641-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
The metropolis of Lyon is automatically substituted, for the competences set out in articles L. 3641-1 et L. 3641-2, to the syndicat de communes or the syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own or totally included within its own. All the assets, rights and obligations necessary for the exercise of these powers are transferred to the metropolis, which is automatically substituted for the syndicate in all the latter’s…