The system of fees payable to communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates due to the occupation of their public domain by electricity and gas transmission and distribution works and by specific electricity and gas lines or pipelines is set by decree in the Council of State subject to the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of the sole article of the loi n° 53-661 du 1er août 1953 fixant le régime des redevances dues pour l’occupation du domaine public par les ouvrages de transport et de distribution d’électricité et de gaz, par les lignes ou canalisations particulières d’énergie électrique et de gaz.
The system of fees payable to communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates for the temporary occupation of their public domain by worksites is set by deliberation of the municipal council, community council or syndicate committee, under the conditions and in compliance with a ceiling set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The rates of the fees payable to the municipalities for the occupation of their public domain by pipelines intended for the transport of hydrocarbons or chemical products are set by decision of the municipality after consultation with the operator of the structure. For works declared to be in the public interest or of general interest, the amounts may not exceed those set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. Transport pipelines belonging to the State and built for the needs of national defence are exempt from the public domain occupation fee.
The rules and procedures applicable in the event of disagreement are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.