BOOK III: SAINT MARTIN

Legislative and regulatory provisions shall apply ipso jure in Saint-Martin, with the exception of those intervening in matters which fall within the remit of the organic law pursuant to Article 74 of the Constitution or within the remit of the collectivity pursuant to Article LO 6314-3. The automatic applicability of laws and regulations does not prevent them from being adapted to the particular organisation of Saint-Martin. By way of derogation…

I. – Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Martin on the date they set or, failing that, the day after their publication. However, the entry into force of those of their provisions whose execution requires implementing measures shall be postponed until the date of entry into force of those measures. In the event of an emergency, laws whose…

The Territorial Council is consulted: 1° On draft laws, draft bills and draft ordinances or decrees that introduce, amend or abolish provisions specific to Saint-Martin; 2° On draft ordinances issued on the basis of Article 74-1 of the Constitution when they relate to Saint-Martin; 3° On bills authorising the ratification or approval of France’s international commitments which intervene in the areas of competence of the collectivity; 4° On treaties or…

Laws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters falling within the competence of the authorities of the collectivity may be amended or repealed, insofar as they apply to Saint-Martin, by the authorities of the collectivity in accordance with the procedures laid down in this book. When they…

I. – Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above has been passed on matters falling within the jurisdiction of the collectivity of Saint-Martin insofar as it applies to the latter, this law may be amended or repealed by the territorial council. II. – The matter is referred to the…