Agreements between the State and the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon set out the terms and conditions under which State agents and services are made available to the collectivity and to the President of the Territorial Council, on a permanent basis and as required, in particular for the preparation and execution of the deliberations of the Territorial Council.
Under the conditions set out in the aforementioned agreements, the President of the Territorial Council sends directly to the heads of the services referred to in the first paragraph any instructions necessary for the execution of the tasks that he entrusts to the said services. He supervises the execution of these tasks.
He may, under his supervision and responsibility, delegate his signature to the heads of the said services for the execution of the tasks he entrusts to them in application of the second paragraph.
Under the conditions laid down by the agreements referred to in the first paragraph, the President of the Territorial Council communicates each year to the representative of the State his assessment of the operation of the State services placed at his disposal.