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Since January 2002, following the SRU Law (1), the metropolitan regions (with the exception of the Ile de France and Corsica) exercise all the powers of organising authority (AO) for collective transport of passengers of regional interest. If the law establishes common provisions, a large part of the contractual autonomy of the parties is left. Have the regions made use of this contractual autonomy? To what extent? What type of involvement? In which areas? The purpose of this article is to report on regional/SNCF governance methods in the light of analyses of subcontracting. We will assume that the Region/SNCF contractual relationship can be equated with a particular subcontracting relationship, close to co-contracting (2), the Regions being in the role of principal and SNCF as a single subcontractor (3). Subcontracting relationship, which is still special, by the fact that, for the time being, SNCF presents itself as the obligated partner. After describing the types of governance that could theoretically be envisaged, we will present the characteristics of the contractual organisation of relations between SNCF and each of the seven experimental regions (4), through the agreements concluded in 2002. ; The regionalisation of the rail sector: contractual structure and management methods. – Since January 2002, following the SRU Law, the metropolitan regions (with the exception of the Paris Region and Corsica) enjoy all of the prerogatives of an organisational authority (OA) for collective regional passenger transport. Although the law introduces common measures, a great deal of room for manoeuvre remains concerning the contractual autonomy of the parties concerned. Have the regions made the best of this contractual autonomy? To what extent? In what form? In which field? The purpose of this article is to assess the regional/SNCF management methods in view of the analyses of the subcontracting operations. We will begin with the hypothesis that the contractual region/SNCF relationship may be likened to a special ...

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