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Hydropower concession: expiry and asset handover
A hydropower termination dossier starts with the existing concession and the transitional rules that still govern it. France and Switzerland have different concession and reversion frameworks. Establish the actual expiry or termination event, then reconcile asset categories, condition, maintenance and handover evidence. Examine investment and compensation provisions individually. A legacy-title exit is a different task from applying for a new electricity-production permission.
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What expiry or termination event is actually identified?
France: document the actual expiry or termination event and decision. Switzerland: hydropower-law 64 addresses expiry or express renunciation, while 65 concerns specified forfeiture grounds; neither an internal schedule nor a general allegation establishes every termination effect.
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Which legacy concession and transitional legislation govern this title?
France: preserve the legacy concession and the transition referenced in the application note displayed with L541-1, separately from the article itself. Switzerland: identify the federal hydropower framework and actual cantonal concession; a new-permission rule does not settle every legacy title.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Legacy concession and asset-handover preparation record
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Synthetic example: fictional records · Legacy concession and asset-handover preparation record
- Jurisdiction
- France
- Concession and framework
- Title C1, applicable rules T1
- Expiry and event
- Termination E1 to document
- Assets and condition
- Inventory I1, survey S1
- Handover and compensation
- Terms R1, investments F1
A legacy-title exit is a different task from applying for a new electricity-production permission.
What expiry or termination event is actually identified?
France: document the actual expiry or termination event and decision. Switzerland: hydropower-law 64 addresses expiry or express renunciation, while 65 concerns specified forfeiture grounds; neither an internal schedule nor a general allegation establishes every termination effect.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Preparation reference: Legacy concession and asset-handover preparation record
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| Which legacy concession and transitional legislation govern this title? | France: preserve the legacy concession and the transition referenced in the application note displayed with L541-1, separately from the article itself. Switzerland: identify the federal hydropower framework and actual cantonal concession; a new-permission rule does not settle every legacy title. |
| What expiry or termination event is actually identified? | France: document the actual expiry or termination event and decision. Switzerland: hydropower-law 64 addresses expiry or express renunciation, while 65 concerns specified forfeiture grounds; neither an internal schedule nor a general allegation establishes every termination effect. |
| Which works revert and which assets have a different status? | France: classify reverting works and other assets under the actual title and evidence. Switzerland: Article 67 distinguishes specified hydraulic works from electrical production/transmission installations and their different acquisition terms, subject to the concession rather than one universal free transfer. |
| What inventories and condition records support handover? | France: connect asset lists, plans and dated condition findings with the proposed handover. Switzerland: preserve the corresponding plant inventory and operating-state evidence; a balance-sheet total does not describe every asset’s physical or legal condition. |
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Which works revert and which assets have a different status?
France: classify reverting works and other assets under the actual title and evidence. Switzerland: Article 67 distinguishes specified hydraulic works from electrical production/transmission installations and their different acquisition terms, subject to the concession rather than one universal free transfer.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
What inventories and condition records support handover?
France: connect asset lists, plans and dated condition findings with the proposed handover. Switzerland: preserve the corresponding plant inventory and operating-state evidence; a balance-sheet total does not describe every asset’s physical or legal condition.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
A hydropower termination dossier starts with the existing concession and the transitional rules that still govern it. France and Switzerland have different concession and reversion frameworks. Establish the actual expiry or termination event, then reconcile asset categories, condition, maintenance and handover evidence. Examine investment and compensation provisions individually. A legacy-title exit is a different task from applying for a new electricity-production permission.
Which investment and compensation provisions require individual examination?
France: link claimed investment compensation with its basis and supporting agreements. Switzerland: Article 67 includes conditions for agreed modernisation or enlargement and compensation limits; expenditure alone does not establish a recoverable amount, which this tool does not value.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Who bears remaining operating, environmental and restoration duties?
France: identify remaining operation, safety, environmental and restoration duties in the relevant decisions. Switzerland: Article 66 and the concession have their own conditions, alongside Article 67 maintenance duties; title termination does not automatically require or excuse every removal operation.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Which decisions and records establish the transition?
France: retain decisions, handover records, inventories and effective conditions. Switzerland: preserve the equivalent actual transfer evidence; a site visit or proposed agreement is not proof that all rights, liabilities and assets have already passed.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Why is concession termination separate from a new production-permission application?
France: legacy termination and a new production-permission application are different tasks. Switzerland: reversion and a new grant of hydropower rights remain separate too; the preparation record neither settles the old concession nor authorises future production.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
What other questions arise in this file?
What expiry or termination event is actually identified?
France: document the actual expiry or termination event and decision. Switzerland: hydropower-law 64 addresses expiry or express renunciation, while 65 concerns specified forfeiture grounds; neither an internal schedule nor a general allegation establishes every termination effect.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
What inventories and condition records support handover?
France: connect asset lists, plans and dated condition findings with the proposed handover. Switzerland: preserve the corresponding plant inventory and operating-state evidence; a balance-sheet total does not describe every asset’s physical or legal condition.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Who bears remaining operating, environmental and restoration duties?
France: identify remaining operation, safety, environmental and restoration duties in the relevant decisions. Switzerland: Article 66 and the concession have their own conditions, alongside Article 67 maintenance duties; title termination does not automatically require or excuse every removal operation.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Why is concession termination separate from a new production-permission application?
France: legacy termination and a new production-permission application are different tasks. Switzerland: reversion and a new grant of hydropower rights remain separate too; the preparation record neither settles the old concession nor authorises future production.
Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriquesinput-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de l’énergie : concessions hydroélectriqueswww.legifrance.gouv.fr
- input-fr : 64, 65, 66, 67www.fedlex.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026