Competitiveness · scenario
LA RESSOURCE: anatomy of an administrative journey
Turn a documented real-world case into an administrative-friction register and general simplification proposals.
A case study, not national statistics
Documented case: the LA RESSOURCE project in Coutansouze is used as a stress test for real administrative friction. It does not prove that every French rule is unnecessary; it shows how legitimate rules can become disproportionate when stacked and processed sequentially.
Main frictions
The documented file describes repeated approvals, a DREAL case-by-case environmental process, a 14-page form with 41 annexes, front-loaded development tax, architect costs, multiple referral points and a tax-ruling delay. The proposed response is one case manager, risk-proportionate documentation, parallel review and an evolving framework permit.
Current law matters
Current Environmental Code Article R.122-3-1 provides a 15-day completeness window and a 35-day decision period once the file is complete; silence still triggers the need for an environmental assessment.