In areas of State competence, the authorities of the Republic may empower the President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion to negotiate and sign agreements with one or more States or territories located, depending on the geographical environment of each region, in the Caribbean or in the Indian Ocean zone or on the neighbouring continents of the Indian Ocean, or with regional bodies in the corresponding areas, including regional bodies dependent on the institutions of the United Nations.
In the event that the provisions of the above paragraph are not applied, the President of the Regional Council or his representative may be associated or participate, within the French delegation, in the negotiations of agreements of the same nature.
The President of the Regional Council may be instructed by the authorities of the Republic to represent them within the regional bodies falling within the categories mentioned in the first paragraph. The authorities of the Republic shall provide him with the necessary instructions and powers.
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