Projet de loi relatif à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déconcentration et portant diverses mesures de simplification de l'action publique locale

This French government bill aims to give local authorities more flexibility in how they run public services, based on its title: differentiation (letting regions and local areas adopt different rules), decentralisation (moving powers from the national state to local bodies), and deconcentration (moving decision-making from central ministries to their local offices). It also includes measures to simplify local administration. Often called the '3DS' bill, it is a key part of France's long-running debate on how power is shared between the state and local government. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text. The bill mainly affects regional, departmental and municipal authorities, as well as the state's local representatives and the residents who rely on local public services. It may change which level of government is responsible for certain decisions and how administrative procedures are carried out locally.