Legislative part

When a public law granting authority has entered into a works concession contract or has awarded a concession for the management of a public service:1° The assets, whether movable or immovable, that result from investments made by the concessionaire and are necessary for the operation of the public service are returnable assets. Where the contract is silent, they are and remain the property of the public entity as soon as…

At the end of the works concession contract or the contract granting a public service concession, the assets referred to in article L. 3132-4 that have been depreciated during the performance of the concession contract are returned to the assets of the public entity free of charge, subject to the stipulations of the contract allowing the public entity to have the concessionaire take back any assets that are no longer…

The works concession contract or the contract granting a public service concession may also include an option for the assets belonging to the concessionaire that are not required for the operation of the public service to be taken back by the granting public entity at the end of the contract, in return for a price agreed between the parties or, where applicable, free of charge.