diff --git a/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/config-validation.ts b/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/config-validation.ts
index 365a0db4cdf..148bf715652 100644
--- a/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/config-validation.ts
+++ b/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/config-validation.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import { AnyValidateFunction } from 'ajv/dist/types';
 
 import defaultsDeep from 'lodash/defaultsDeep';
 
-import { generateId, replaceParams, getLocalizedMessage, showError } from '../utilities';
-
-import schema from '../../../../schema.json';
 import { TypeBasemapId, TypeBasemapOptions, VALID_BASEMAP_ID } from '@/geo/layer/basemap/basemap-types';
 import { geoviewEntryIsWMS } from '@/geo/layer/geoview-layers/raster/wms';
 import { geoviewEntryIsImageStatic } from '@/geo/layer/geoview-layers/raster/image-static';
@@ -42,10 +39,13 @@ import {
   TypeEsriImageLayerEntryConfig,
 } from '@/geo/map/map-schema-types';
 import { Cast, toJsonObject, TypeJsonObject, TypeMapFeaturesConfig } from '@/core/types/global-types';
-
 import { CONST_GEOVIEW_SCHEMA_BY_TYPE, TypeGeoviewLayerType } from '@/geo/layer/geoview-layers/abstract-geoview-layers';
 import { geoviewEntryIsEsriImage } from '@/geo/layer/geoview-layers/raster/esri-image';
 import { logger } from '@/core/utils/logger';
+import { CONFIG_GEOCORE_URL, CONFIG_GEOLOCATOR_URL } from '@/app';
+
+import { generateId, replaceParams, getLocalizedMessage, showError } from '../utilities';
+import schema from '../../../../schema.json';
 
 // ******************************************************************************************************************************
 // ******************************************************************************************************************************
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ export class ConfigValidation {
   /** The language that will be used to display the GeoView layer. */
   private _displayLanguage: TypeDisplayLanguage;
 
-  // TODO: Refactor - Environment - How to edit this configuration easily per environment?
-  /** The default geocore url */
-  static CONFIG_GEOCORE_URL = 'https://geocore-stage.api.geo.ca';
-
-  /** The default geolocator url */
-  static CONFIG_GEOLOCATOR_URL = 'https://geolocator.api.geo.ca?keys=geonames,nominatim,locate';
-
   /** default configuration if provided configuration is missing or wrong */
   private _defaultMapFeaturesConfig: TypeMapFeaturesConfig = {
     mapId: '',
@@ -99,8 +92,8 @@ export class ConfigValidation {
     corePackages: [],
     overviewMap: undefined,
     serviceUrls: {
-      geocoreUrl: ConfigValidation.CONFIG_GEOCORE_URL,
-      geolocator: ConfigValidation.CONFIG_GEOLOCATOR_URL,
+      geocoreUrl: CONFIG_GEOCORE_URL,
+      geolocator: CONFIG_GEOLOCATOR_URL,
     },
     displayLanguage: 'en',
     triggerReadyCallback: false,
diff --git a/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/reader/uuid-config-reader.ts b/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/reader/uuid-config-reader.ts
index 9b462a9070f..6a7e4f51ed1 100644
--- a/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/reader/uuid-config-reader.ts
+++ b/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/config/reader/uuid-config-reader.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export type GeoChartGeoCoreConfig = TypeJsonObject & {
   };
 }; // TypeJsonObject, because the definition is in the external package
 
+// #region GeoChart Config types
+
 // The GeoChart Json object expected by GeoView
 export type GeoChartConfig = TypeJsonObject & {
   layers: [
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ export type UUIDmapConfigReaderResponse = {
   geocharts?: GeoChartConfig[];
 };
 
+// #endregion
+
 /**
  * A class to generate GeoView layers config from a URL using a UUID.
  * @exports
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ export class UUIDmapConfigReader {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Generates GeoView layers and geocharts configurations, from GeoCore API, using a list of UUIDs.
+   * Generates GeoView layers and package configurations (i.e. geochart), from GeoCore API, using a list of UUIDs.
    * @param {string} baseUrl the base url of GeoCore API
    * @param {string} lang the language to get the config for
    * @param {string[]} uuids a list of uuids to get the configurations for
diff --git a/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/constant.ts b/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/constant.ts
index ca5010e1a6f..25ac92e51d1 100644
--- a/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/constant.ts
+++ b/packages/geoview-core/src/core/utils/constant.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ export const GEO_URL_TEXT = {
   text: 'Geo.ca',
 };
 
+/** The default geocore url */
+export const CONFIG_GEOCORE_URL = 'https://geocore-stage.api.geo.ca';
+
+/** The default geolocator url */
+export const CONFIG_GEOLOCATOR_URL = 'https://geolocator.api.geo.ca?keys=geonames,nominatim,locate';
+
 // OpenLayer constants
 export const OL_ZOOM_DURATION = 500;
 
diff --git a/packages/geoview-core/src/geo/layer/other/geocore.ts b/packages/geoview-core/src/geo/layer/other/geocore.ts
index 4efdf7da3c2..78046d5483a 100644
--- a/packages/geoview-core/src/geo/layer/other/geocore.ts
+++ b/packages/geoview-core/src/geo/layer/other/geocore.ts
@@ -123,15 +123,14 @@ export class GeoCore {
       // Get the language
       const lang = api.maps[this.mapId].getDisplayLanguage();
 
-      // Generate the url
-      // TODO: Check - Is the metadataAccessPath still used? Because it seems to be incompatible with the rest now?
+      // Generate the url using metadataAccessPath when specified or using the geocore url
       const url = geocoreLayerConfig.metadataAccessPath?.[lang] || `${mapConfig!.serviceUrls.geocoreUrl}`;
-      const uuids = [layerConfig.layerId];
+      const uuid = layerConfig.layerId;
 
       try {
         // Get the GV config from UUID and await even if within loop
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
-        const response = await UUIDmapConfigReader.getGVConfigFromUUIDs(url, lang, uuids);
+        const response = await UUIDmapConfigReader.getGVConfigFromUUIDs(url, lang, [uuid]);
 
         // Cumulate
         listOfLayerCreated.push(response.layers);
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ export class GeoCore {
         });
       } catch (error) {
         // Log
-        logger.logError(`Failed to get the GeoView layer from UUI ${uuids}`, error);
+        logger.logError(`Failed to get the GeoView layer from UUI ${uuid}`, error);
         const message = replaceParams([error as TypeJsonValue, this.mapId], getLocalizedMessage(this.mapId, 'validation.layer.loadfailed'));
         showError(this.mapId, message);
       }
diff --git a/packages/geoview-geochart/default-config-geochart.json b/packages/geoview-geochart/default-config-geochart.json
index 6071cd842dc..30150f9fa7d 100644
--- a/packages/geoview-geochart/default-config-geochart.json
+++ b/packages/geoview-geochart/default-config-geochart.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "supportedLanguages": ["en", "fr"]
+  "supportedLanguages": ["en", "fr"],
+  "charts": []
 }
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