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

The regional development plan provided for in Article L. 4433-7 is made up of: 1° A report; 2° A booklet of rules; 3° A general destination map of the different parts of the territory; 4° Ancillary documents.

The report, the organisation of which is decided by the region, department or local authority, includes the following elements: 1° The fundamental guidelines provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 4433-7. These fundamental guidelines may, where appropriate, correspond to the implementation of the strategic vision that the region, department or local authority has for the sustainable development of its territory over a longer timeframe than that of the…

The report also includes: 1° A diagnosis of the territory. This diagnosis presents, in particular with regard to demographic, socio-economic and ecological forecasts, the needs in terms of spatial planning, environmental protection, facilities, infrastructure and transport, housing as well as economic and agricultural development. It takes into account the location of existing infrastructure and facilities and the challenges in terms of controlling urban sprawl and combating the artificialization of land,…

The booklet of rules summarises the rules enacted by the plan to implement the development guidelines and principles and contribute to achieving the objectives provided for in the second to fourth paragraphs of Article L. 4433-7 as well as the rules, measures and conditions laid down by the individualised chapters provided for in articles L. 4433-7-1 et L. 4433-7-2. The statement of a rule may be accompanied, by way of…

The general destination map for the different parts of the territory provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 4433-7 is drawn up at a scale of between 1:50,000 and 1:100,000, with the exception of the sparsely populated areas of French Guiana for which a smaller scale or scales may be used. The cartographic documents relating to the individualised chapters provided for in Article L. 4433-7-4 may be drawn…

The appendices are made up of any indicative elements that the local authority deems likely to shed light on the development and implementation of the plan.

A commission responsible for drawing up the draft regional development plan, which includes representatives of the local authorities and bodies listed in II of article L. 4433-10, is set up on the initiative of the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority.

The Commission is asked to give its opinion on the programme of studies and consultations drawn up by the region, department or local authority with a view to drawing up or developing the outline plan. The Commission gives its opinion on the options for regional development and planning submitted to it, as well as on the various parts making up the outline plan, as the programme progresses. The Commission is…

The commission meets on the initiative of the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority. The inclusion of a subject on the agenda of the meeting is de jure when requested by the representative of the State.

For the compatibility of the regional development scheme in the hypotheses and conditions defined in article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, the joint examination provided for in article L. 4433-10-6 takes place at the initiative of the authority referred to in article R. 300-15 of the town planning code.