In areas of State competence, the authorities of the Republic may empower the President of the Executive Council to negotiate and sign agreements with one or more States or territories of the Caribbean or located in the vicinity of the Caribbean, on the American continent in the vicinity of the Caribbean or Guyana or with regional bodies, including regional bodies dependent on the institutions of the United Nations.
In the event that the first paragraph of this article is not applied, the President of the Executive Council of Martinique or his representative may be associated or participate, within the French delegation, in the negotiation of agreements of the same nature. He shall be associated or participate, within the French delegation, in the negotiation of the draft agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 7253-1.
The President of the Executive Council of Martinique may be appointed by the authorities of the Republic to represent them on regional bodies falling within the categories mentioned in the first paragraph of this article. The authorities of the Republic shall provide him with the necessary instructions and powers.