Mountain area under the law of 9 January 1985 in Midi-Pyrénées

Mountain area under the Law of 9 January 1985 known as the “Mountain Law” as amended by Act No. 2005-157 of 23 February 2005 on the development of rural territories: according to Article 3 of the amended law, each mountain area is delimited by inter-ministerial decree and attached by decree to one of the massifs referred to in Article 5. The definition of the mountain area is specific to agricultural problems, these areas have been modified since the Mountain Law of 1985. Law “mountain” No 85-30 of 9 January 1985 as amended on the development and protection of mountains Article 3 of the Act: mountain areas are characterised by significant handicaps resulting in more difficult living conditions and restricting the exercise of certain economic activities. They include municipalities or parts of municipalities characterised by a considerable limitation of land use possibilities and a significant increase in the costs of works due to:- the existence, due to altitude, of very difficult climatic conditions [...]- the presence, at a lower altitude, [...] of steep slopes [...]- or the combination of these two factors... The definition of the mountain area is specific to agricultural problems, these areas have been modified since the Mountain Law of 1985. PLEASE NOTE: list of MAAF communes available on the DATAR website, but expertise on infra-communal cuttings in progress.