FRANCE | LAURENCE JÉGOUZO 171 2.1. Regional Institutions and Tourism Considered the fundamental law of decentralisation, the Law of 2 March 19829 on the rights and freedoms of communes, departments and regions profoundly altered the distribution of powers in favour of local actors. It gives the region competence in the fields of economic activity, planning and training. However, nothing is planned for tourism. It was not until the Law of 3 January 198710on the organisation of regional tourism committees and, above all, the Law of 13 July 1992 that the medium-term objectives of regional tourism development were defined. In this respect, a regional tourism and leisure development plan setting out the terms and conditions for implementing the objectives defined by the regional plan can be drawn up at the request of the regional council by the regional tourism committee11. The latter then works in partnership with the departmental tourism committees, the tourist offices and all local tourism stakeholders. 2.1.1. THE REGION S COMPETENCES IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM Competences: The Law of 7 August 2015 strengthened regional competences, but to a lesser extent than expected, and the region is now mainly responsible for programming, planning and overseeing the actions of the communities located within its jurisdiction. The region is responsible for defining economic development guidelines (NOTRe Law, art. 2). It is mainly from the point of view of economic development, planning and regional development that its competences will have an impact on tourism. For this action, it draws up a regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation (SRDEII) which defines in particular the guidelines relating to the attractiveness of the regional territory. The region draws up a regional plan for sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations (SRADDET). Action of the regional council in the tourism sector: The regional council implements at local level the policy to be followed in the field of tourism. To this end, its powers are codified in Articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-4 of the French Tourism Code, which were introduced by the 1992 Law, and it “defines the medium-term objectives of regional tourism development, and ensures the collection, 9 Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, OJ 3 March 1982, p. 730. 10 Law No. 87-10 of 3 January 1987 on the regional organisation of tourism (JO of 13 January 1987). 11 C. tourisme, art. L. 131-7.
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