Mountain areas (84) — Law 9 January 1985

Law “mountain” No 85-30 of 9 January 1985 as amended on the development and protection of mountains Article 3 of the Law: 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.1985年1月9日第85-30号《山地开发与保护法》（经修订）第3条规定：山区以存在重大不利条件为特征，该类条件致使生活条件更为艰苦，并限制特定经济活动的开展。此类区域涵盖土地使用可能性大幅受限、工程建设成本因以下情形显著增加的市镇或市镇辖域部分区域： ——因海拔高度形成的极端严苛气候条件； ——低海拔区域存在陡峭坡地； 或上述两种因素的组合。