Central level

The central government is responsible for:

• Projects in areas of responsibility under the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor and the Mediterranean Corridor;
• The drafting of planning policy after consultation of the local authorities;
• State-Region planning contracts;
• Transport Networks, maintenance and developments.

Regional and intermediate level

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• The elaboration of the regional scheme for planning, sustainable development and equality of territories (SRADDET);
• State-Region planning contracts;
• Maintenance of TEN network roads, railways, ports, and airports in areas of responsibility.

Intermediate level

Departmental authorities are responsible for:

• Rural equipment aid programme;
• Associated State-Region planning contracts;
• The planning, maintenance and use of water resources.

Local ​level

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Regional planning (joint municipal boundary initiatives);
• Town planning, including the preparation of territorial consistency schemes, local town planning issue of building permits and other authorisations concerning occupation of the land. 

Responsible ministries/bodies

Sources

TEN Map, France

TEN-T Projects, France, 2013

Code général des collectivités territoriales [General code of Local Authorities], Articles L3232-1 to L3232-1-1, L4221-3, L4221-1.

Ministry for Home affairs, Overseas, Local Authorities and Immigration, Directorate-General for local authorities, Les collectivités territoriales/Missions des collectivités locales