The territorial council exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to the departmental councils of the departments and to the regional councils, as well as those devolved to the overseas regional councils by the chapitre III du titre III du livre IV de la quatrième partie, à l’exception de celles relatives :
1° The construction and general and technical maintenance of collèges and lycées, reception, catering and accommodation in these establishments, and the recruitment and management of technical and service staff performing these duties in collèges and lycées;
2° Construction, development, maintenance and management of roads classified as national highways;
3° Vector-borne disease control.