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CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Legislative and regulatory provisions are applicable by operation of law to Saint-Barthélemy, with the exception of those relating to matters which fall within the remit of the organic law pursuant to Article 74 of the Constitution or the competence of the local authority pursuant to Article LO 6214-3. The automatic applicability of laws and regulations does not prevent them from being adapted to the specific organisation of the collectivity of…

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Article LO6213-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Laws and, when they are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Barthélemy 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,…

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Article LO6213-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

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-Barthélemy; 2° On draft ordinances issued on the basis of Article 74-1 of the Constitution when they relate to Saint-Barthélemy; 3° On bills authorising the ratification or approval of France’s international commitments which intervene in the collectivity’s areas of competence; 4° On treaties or agreements, prior…

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Article LO6213-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Laws, ordinances and decrees enacted before the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l’outre-mer dans des matières qui relèvent de la compétence des autorités de la collectivité peuvent être modifiés ou abrogés, en tant qu’ils s’appliquent à Saint-Barthélemy, par les autorités de la collectivité selon les procédures prévues par la même loi organique. When they make…

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Article LO6213-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée est intervenue dans les matières ressortissant à la compétence de la collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy, en tant qu’elle s’applique à cette dernière, cette loi peut être modifiée ou abrogée par le conseil territorial. II. – The matter is referred to the Constitutional Council…

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Article LO6213-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The following provisions of this code in force on the date of promulgation of the aforementioned organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above: 1° Part One: Book I (single title: Chapters I, III and IV); Book VI (Title II); 2° Part Five: Books IV, VI and VII. For the application of these provisions to Saint-Barthélemy: – the reference to communes, départements and regions is replaced by…

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Article L6213-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Without prejudice to the exercise of its powers by the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, the following provisions of this code are applicable: 1° Part One: Books II, III, IV and V; 2° Part Two: Titles I and II, with the exception of Article L. 2224-12-3-1, Chapter III of Title IV and Title V of Book II; for the application of Chapter III of Title IV, the reference to the town planning…

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