Article D2564-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
If, on expiry of a period of two years from notification of the grant, the operation for which it was awarded has not begun to be carried out, the Prefect will declare that the decision to award the grant has lapsed. For operations that can be carried out in the short term, the prefect may, however, set a deadline of less than two years. For the application of the first…