CHAPTER V : Relations between the State and the local authority

Agreements between the State and the local authority of Saint-Martin set out the terms and conditions under which State employees and services are made available, as required, to the local authority of Saint-Martin. These agreements provide in particular for the provision to the President of the Territorial Council of the decentralised services of the State for the preparation and execution of the deliberations of the Territorial Council as well as…

A joint consultation committee shall be set up to deal with any issue requiring coordination of the actions and decisions of the State, on the one hand, and the local authority of Saint-Martin, on the other. This committee is made up of an equal number of representatives of the State and representatives of the local authority of Saint-Martin. Half of the latter are appointed by the Executive Council and half…