An Ecological Continuity Ranking corresponds to all or part of a course or a channel identified in an order taken by the prefect coordinator of the basin under Article L.214-17 of the code l'environment.
The classification in List 1 (1° of § I of Article L. 214-17 of the Environmental Code) is intended to protect certain watercourses from degradation and makes it possible to display a long-term preservation objective.
They cancel, replace, and complete the classification as “reserved rivers” under the 1919 Act.
List 2 (2° of §1 of Article L. 214-17 of the Environmental Code), cancels, replaces and supplements the concept of “rivers classified” under L. 432-6 of the Environmental Code, to ensure the compatibility of existing structures with the objectives of ecological continuity.
The Ecological Continuity Ranking contributes, among other things, to the blue frame.
The founding regulatory text of {\#x27;A Classification of Ecological Continuity is l' classification order signed by the prefect coordinator of the basin according to the procedure defined by the prefect; article R.214-10 of the code of l' environment providing for departmental consultation of classification projects before validation by the prefect coordinator of the basin.
After consultation at departmental level, the Prefect of Department shall forward to the Basin Committee a preliminary draft Lists L.214-17-I for advisory opinion with a view to classification under L.214-17-I.
Once the opinion of the basin committee has been obtained, the prefect coordinating basin decides whether or not to proceed with the classification.
The Classification of Ecological Continuity corresponds to the information mentioned in the classification orders.
An Ecological Continuity Ranking Segment corresponds to the lowest level of composition of Ecological Continuity Rankings. It allows the link to the national hydrographic repository.
The limit to the sea is the transverse limit of the sea.
__Origin__
Updated on the basis of information provided by the services of the State
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__Links annexes__
* [see documentation on Sandre website](http://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/?urn=urn:sandre:dictionnaire:ZON::entite:SegClassContinuiteEco:ressource:latest:::html)
* [consult the Dictionary & Technical and Regulatory Zones of the Water Domain (ZON)" on the Sandre website](http://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/?urn=urn:sandre:dictionnaire:ZON::::ressource:latest:::xml)
* [see l' Order on List 1](http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000030223059&categorieLien=id)
* [see Order on List 2](http://legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000030223067&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id)
[See this page on geo.data.gouv.fr](https://geo.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/835f942a3a5ee55a93d2a5a925d70d908159c5c3)
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