The costs corresponding to the exercise of transferred powers are subject to an assessment prior to the transfer of said powers.
A consultative commission for the assessment of costs is created in the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, chaired by a magistrate from the Chambre territoriale des comptes and made up equally of representatives from the State and the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy. It is consulted on the methods of compensation for the costs corresponding to the transferred powers.
The amount of expenditure resulting from the increased costs is established by a joint order of the minister responsible for the budget and the minister responsible for overseas France, following the opinion of the commission established by the present article.