CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

The regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collectivities of French Guiana and Martinique and the Department of Mayotte are consulted on any draft international agreement relating to the exploration, exploitation, conservation or management of natural resources, both living and non-living, in the Republic’s exclusive economic zone off the coast of the territory concerned. Because of its particular geographical situation, the Réunion region is kept informed each year of…

In the regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collectivities of French Guiana and Martinique, and the Department of Mayotte, the powers for the management and conservation of the sea’s biological resources, devolved to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the decree of 9 January 1852 on the exercise of maritime fishing, are exercised by the territorial collectivity, subject to France’s international commitments,…

In the regions of Guadeloupe and Réunion, aid granted by the State before 3 August 1984, the date of publication of the loi n° 84-747 du 2 août 1984 relative aux compétences des régions de Guadeloupe, de Guyane, de Martinique et de la Réunion, aux entreprises de cultures marines et aux travaux d’aménagement destinés aux cultures marines sont financées et attribuées par la région qui dispose, à cet effet, des…