Laws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters falling within the competence of the authorities of the collectivity may be amended or repealed, insofar as they apply to Saint-Martin, by the authorities of the collectivity in accordance with the procedures laid down in this book.
When they make use of the option offered to them by the first paragraph, the authorities of the collectivity must declare the express repeal of the legislative or regulatory provision previously in force and proceed to the formal enactment of a new provision.