Autorité organisatrice de transports
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In France
, an ("Transport organisation authority"), usually abbreviated , is one of the local government
bodies implementing the 1982 law for the organisation of transportation in France.
At the local level a commune
, or more commonly a group of them, is an ("urban transport organisation authority"). Such an organisation may either run public transport services itself (a ) or contract them out other bodies such as private companies (a ). Authorities try to balance the books, notably by levying a tax called the (VT) which is deducted from wages of those working in the area covered by their services, known as the (PTU).
Departments of France are ("non-urban transport organisation authorities") for their area, by the law of 14 November 1949 and not by Loti. The French state railway company (SNCF) is the transport organisation authority in the Île-de-France
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In urban areas the AOT governing the regional rail services provided by the , that of the General Coach Council and one or more other inter-commune public bodies, all may coexist trying to govern the same geographical area. This can create difficulties in co-ordinating timetables, service frequencies and fares. Sometimes this is sorted out by creating a joint syndicate body to which the several AOTs delegate their authority.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, an ("Transport organisation authority"), usually abbreviated , is one of the local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
bodies implementing the 1982 law for the organisation of transportation in France.
At the local level a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
, or more commonly a group of them, is an ("urban transport organisation authority"). Such an organisation may either run public transport services itself (a ) or contract them out other bodies such as private companies (a ). Authorities try to balance the books, notably by levying a tax called the (VT) which is deducted from wages of those working in the area covered by their services, known as the (PTU).
Departments of France are ("non-urban transport organisation authorities") for their area, by the law of 14 November 1949 and not by Loti. The French state railway company (SNCF) is the transport organisation authority in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France
Île-de-France may refer to:In places:* Île-de-France , historical province of France* Île-de-France , modern French administrative région* Île-de-France , constituency in the European Parliament...
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In urban areas the AOT governing the regional rail services provided by the , that of the General Coach Council and one or more other inter-commune public bodies, all may coexist trying to govern the same geographical area. This can create difficulties in co-ordinating timetables, service frequencies and fares. Sometimes this is sorted out by creating a joint syndicate body to which the several AOTs delegate their authority.
See also
- Autorité organisatrice de transport urbain, a type of AOT for urban areas
- Public transport in the Île de France