Creation of a cross-border intermunicipal structure - Xareta Area

The Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (Cross-border Operational Mission) (MOT) has been approached to carry out a feasibility study in order to construct a cross-border intermunicipal structure in the rural area of Xareta, located on the Franco-Spanish border between the Department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Autonomous Region of Navarra (the villages of Ainhoa, Sare, Urdazubi-Urdax and Zugarramurdi). The study, which was carried out in 2003 in the context of the specific Agreement on the Basque Country, presented its findings by proposing a legal framework for Xareta, with the introduction of an ´association loi 1901´, or conventional agreement, belonging to French law, the flexibility of which enables the recruitment of employees, the integration of institutions from different countries and the management of a common bank account.