The expenses corresponding to the exercise of the transferred competencies are subject to an evaluation prior to the transfer of said competencies.
A consultative commission for the evaluation of expenses is created in the collectivity of Saint-Martin, chaired by a magistrate from the Chambre territoriale des comptes and composed of representatives of the State, the region and department of Guadeloupe and the collectivity of Saint-Martin. 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 joint order of the minister responsible for the budget and the minister responsible for overseas France, following the opinion of the commission established by this article.