Nevertheless, the Balladur Committee has not retained this proposition and does not advocate the disappearance of the departments, but simply "favors the voluntary grouping of departments", which it suggests also for the regions, with the aim of reducing the number of regions to 15.
Sellest hoolimata ei säilitanud Balladuri komitee seda ettepanekut ja ei toetanud departemangude kaotamist, vaid lihtsalt "soodustas departemangude vabatahtlikku ühinemist", mida soovitas ka piirkondadele, eesmärgiga alandada viimaste arvu viieteistkümneni.