Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte or La Réunion may join, as members or associate members, a regional development bank or financing institution of which France is a regional member, associate member or shareholder. On a proposal from its President, the Regional Council may ask the authorities of the Republic to authorise its President to negotiate and sign any instrument tending towards this membership and participation in the capital of this…

In the areas of competence of the overseas regions, the President of the Regional Council may, for the duration of his term of office, draw up a regional cooperation framework programme specifying the nature, purpose and scope of the international commitments that he proposes to negotiate, in compliance with the international commitments of the Republic, with one or more States, territories or regional bodies mentioned in Article L. 4433-4-1. The…

International agreements concerning both areas of State competence and areas of regional competence are, in cases where the first paragraph of Articles L. 4433-4-2 and L. 4433-4-3-2 is not applied, negotiated and signed by the authorities of the Republic. At their request, the president of the regional council or their representative participates, within the French delegation, in the negotiation of these agreements. The presidents of overseas regional councils, or their…

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be associate members of regional bodies, mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 3441-3, or observers to them. The regional councils of these regions may submit to the Government any proposals for France’s membership of such bodies.

The regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, appoint public servants from the territorial collectivity to represent it in France’s diplomatic missions. These regions offer the public servants mentioned in the first paragraph a system of allowances, residence facilities and reimbursement of expenses that take account of the conditions in which they carry out their duties. The conditions of application…

The regions of Guadeloupe and Reunion may set up a non-diplomatic representation to the institutions of the European Union. They shall inform the Government thereof.

The Department of Mayotte may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, appoint public servants to represent it at French diplomatic missions. It shall offer the public servants mentioned in the first paragraph a system of allowances, residence facilities and reimbursement of expenses that take account of the conditions under which they carry out their duties. The conditions for the application of this paragraph are specified by…

The regional cooperation funds set up respectively for Guadeloupe, La Réunion and Mayotte are funded by State appropriations and may receive allocations from the département, the region, any other public authority and any public body. In Guadeloupe, La Réunion and Mayotte, the management committee of the regional cooperation fund, placed under the authority of the State representative and made up equally of representatives of the State and representatives of the…

I. – A consultation body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane area is established. This body is made up of representatives of the State, the General Council and Regional Council of Guadeloupe, the Assembly of French Guiana, and the Assembly and Executive Council of Martinique. It meets at least once a year with a view to coordinating the policies pursued by the local authorities governed by Articles 73 and…

Overseas regional councils may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 précitée, pour la mise en œuvre des actions engagées dans le cadre des compétences qui leur sont dévolues en matière de coopération régionale.