Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

The president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority adopts the draft plan and submits it for an opinion: 1° To the associated public bodies listed in II of Article L. 4433-10, and, where applicable, to the Institut national de la qualité et de l’origine; 2° The environmental authority; > 3° The competent economic, social, environmental, cultural and educational councils. It also submits the draft plan…

Once the agreement of the State representative provided for in article L. 4433-10-1 has been obtained, the adopted draft regional development plan is subject to a public enquiry carried out in accordance with chapter III of title II of book I of the Environment Code, organised by the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority. The public enquiry is carried out in accordance with chapter…

At the end of the public enquiry, the regional development plan, possibly amended to take account of the opinions expressed and the results of the enquiry, is adopted by the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority. The draft adopted in this way is forwarded to the Minister responsible for town planning and is approved by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. When the illegality of certain guidelines or…

No later than ten years from the date of approval, the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority shall carry out an assessment of the plan, particularly from an environmental point of view, and shall deliberate on whether it should remain in force or be revised or amended.

The regional development plan may be adapted in the circumstances and conditions defined by article L. 300-6 of the town planning code.

The regional development plan may be made compatible under the hypotheses and conditions defined by article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, subject to the following provisions. The provisions proposed to ensure the compatibility of the plan are the subject of a joint examination by the State, the region in Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the local authority in French Guyana and Martinique, the Department in Mayotte, and the associated…

The regional development plan may be made compatible for the purposes of an operation declared to be in the public interest. An operation that is not compatible with the provisions of the regional development plan may only be declared to be in the public interest if: 1° The public enquiry, carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Environmental Code, concerning this operation…

The regional development plan is amended at the request of the representative of the State to ensure its compliance with the rules mentioned in article L. 4433-8 or its compatibility with the objectives, guidelines and provisions mentioned in article L. 4433-8-1, which were introduced after the plan was approved. The deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority makes the necessary changes within six months of the request being…

The regional development plan may be amended on the initiative and under the guidance of the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority where the proposed amendment does not affect the general scheme of the plan. The draft amendment, accompanied if necessary by the assessment or updating of the environmental assessment or a new environmental assessment in application of article L. 104-3 of the town…

Where the state of digital coverage of the territory is likely to prevent effective public participation by electronic means as provided for by articles L. 4433-10-6 and L. 4433-10-9, a copy of the file may be consulted on paper from the time that it is made available in places and under conditions determined by the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority and brought to…