PART SIX: OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 74 OF THE CONSTITUTION

The movable and immovable property belonging to the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy and assigned to the exercise of the powers transferred to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy shall be handed over to it in full ownership and free of charge, without the levying of any duty or tax.

Lease contracts relating to buildings leased by the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy and assigned to the exercise of powers transferred to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy are transferred to it free of charge, without the collection of any duty or tax.

The collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy is substituted for the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy in their rights and obligations resulting from the contracts and markets that these have concluded for the development, maintenance and conservation of the property handed over to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy pursuant to articles LO 6271-1 et LO 6271-2 as well as for the operation of services. The State, the…

Any net increase in charges resulting from transfers of powers between the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy and the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy is accompanied by the concomitant transfer to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy of the resources necessary for the normal exercise of these powers.