The Territorial Council determines, by analogy with the rules applicable to the departmental councils of the départements and to the regional councils, the guarantees granted to the territorial councillors of Saint-Martin with regard to leave of absence or credit for hours, the guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity, guarantees granted at the end of the mandate and the right to training, travel allowances and subsistence expenses incurred in taking part in meetings of the territorial council and expenses resulting from the exercise of a special mandate, as well as the social security and pension scheme.