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Decree Of 30 November 2015 Approving Management Plans Of Flood Risk Of The French Parts Of The Rhine And The Meuse River Basin Districts

Original Language Title: Arrêté du 30 novembre 2015 portant approbation des plans de gestion des risques d'inondation des parties françaises des districts hydrographiques du Rhin et de la Meuse

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JORF n°0296 of 22 December 2015 page 23709
text No. 18



Order dated 30 November 2015 approving the flood risk management plans of the French parts of the Rhine and Meuse hydrographic districts

NOR: DEVP1527840A ELI: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/11/30/DEVP1527840A/jo/texte


The prefect of the Lorraine region, prefect of the defence and security zone East, prefect coordinator of the Rhine-Meuse basin, prefect of the Moselle,
Considering the UN Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context of 25 February 1991;
Considering Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the environmental impact of certain plans and programmes;
Considering Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risk;
Vu le environmental codeincluding articles L. 566-7, L. 566-11, L. 566-12, R. 566-10, R. 566-11, R. 566-12, R. 566-13 and R. 566-18 on flood risk management plans and R. 213-16 on the basin delegate;
Considering the decision of 27 April 2012 on national criteria for characterization of the importance of flood risk, taken under thearticle R. 566-4 of the Environmental Code ;
In view of the decision of 6 November 2012 establishing a list of territories in which there is a potential for significant flooding with national consequences, under Article L. 566-5-I of the Environmental Code;
Considering the decision of 7 October 2014 on the national flood risk management strategy;
Considering SGAR Order No. 2011-504 of 22 December 2011 stopping the preliminary assessment of the flood risk of the French parts of the Rhine and Meuse hydrographic districts;
Considering SGAR Order No. 2012-527 dated 18 December 2012 stopping the list of territories at significant risk of flooding of the Rhine-Meuse Basin;
Considering the SGAR Order No. 2014-55 dated March 5, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of " Epinal" flooding;
Considering SGAR Order No. 2014-56 dated March 5, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding « Pont-Saint-Vincent » ;
Considering the SGAR Order No. 2014-178 dated June 13, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the large flood risk territory "Mez - Thionville - Pont-à-Mousson";
Considering SGAR Order No. 2014-179 dated June 13, 2014 stopping the maps of floodplains and flood risk maps for territories at high risk of flooding "Saint-Die - Baccarat" and " Nancy-Damelevières";
Considering SGAR Order No. 2014-180 dated June 13, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding "Sarreguemines";
Considering SGAR Order No. 2014-234 dated July 23, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the large flood risk territory "Sedan Givet";
In view of SGAR Order No. 2014-235 dated July 23, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding "Nutchâteau";
In view of SGAR Order No. 2014-236 dated July 23, 2014 stopping maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding "Verdun";
Considering SGAR Order No. 2014-258 dated August 20, 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding "Longwy";
Considering SGAR Order No. 2014-386 of 11 December 2014 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding "Mulhousian Agglomeration";
In view of SGAR Order No. 2015-269 dated 14 October 2015 stopping the maps of flood surfaces and flood risk maps for the territory at high risk of flooding "Agglomeration strasbourgeoise";
Considering the opinion of the environmental authority rendered on 8 December 2014;
Considering the notices issued during the public consultation from 19 December 2014 to 18 June 2015;
Considering the views of stakeholders consulted in conjunction with the public consultation, including the advice of the appropriately mandated Basin Committee issued by its Planning Committee on May 29, 2015;
Considering the notices issued following the cross-border consultation of 20 April 2015 of the environmental authorities concerned;
Considering that, in application of theArticle R. 566-12 of the Environmental Code, the prefects of the region, the prefects of the departments concerned and the administrative commission of the Rhin-Meuse basin were seized for advice on 30 January 2015;
On a proposal by the Regional Director of Environment, Development, Housing of Lorraine, Rhin-Meuse Basin Delegate,
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Article 1


The flood risk management plans (PGRI) of the French parts of the Rhine and Meuse hydrographic districts are approved.

Article 2

The flood risk management plans (PGRI) of the French parts of the Rhine and Meuse hydrographic districts are available at the headquarters of the regional environmental management, development and housing of the Lorraine region, 2 Augustin-Fresnel Street, 57070 Metz, as well as on the website http://www.eau2015-rhin-meuse.fr.

Article 3


This Order will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, in a national broadcast newspaper and in one or more regional or local newspapers broadcast in the Rhin-Meuse Basin.

Article 4


The prefects of the region and department of the Rhin-Meuse basin and the regional director of the environment, development and housing of the Lorraine region, delegate of the Rhin-Meuse basin, are responsible, each with respect to it, for the execution of this decree.


Done on November 30, 2015.


N. Meddah


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