Each year, the State representative informs the Territorial Council, through a special report, of the activity of the State services in Saint-Barthélemy. This special report may give rise to a debate in the presence of the State representative.
The representative of the State may, within fifteen days of it being forwarded to him, request the Territorial Council, by a reasoned order, to give a new reading to a deliberation. The representative of the State may request within seven days, Sundays and public holidays not included, a second deliberation of an act of the Executive Council. In the cases provided for in this article, the act or deliberation shall…
The representative of the State shall ensure that the institutions of the collectivity exercise their powers in a regular manner. When these institutions have failed to take the decisions incumbent upon them within the scope of their powers, he shall, after formal notice, take the necessary measures to restore the normal functioning of the institutions and public services or to ensure the safety of the population, the safeguarding of national…
The Territorial Council elects its chairman at the meeting held as of right following each renewal. For this election, it is chaired by its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary. In this case, the Territorial Council may only deliberate if two-thirds of its members are present. If this condition is not met, the meeting is held automatically three days later. The meeting may then take place without…
In the event of the seat of President becoming vacant for any reason whatsoever, the duties of President shall be temporarily exercised by a Vice-President, in the order of appointment, and, failing this, by a Territorial Councillor designated by the Council. The Executive Council shall be renewed within one month, in accordance with the procedures set out in article LO 6222-6. However, before this renewal, any elections that may be…
The functions of President of the Territorial Council are incompatible with the exercise of any other non-elective public function. The functions of President of the Territorial Council are also incompatible with those of member of the European Commission, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank or member of the Monetary Committee of the Banque de France. The President of the Territorial Council who holds a position that…
The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.
The Territorial Council may call into question the responsibility of its President by the vote of a motion of no confidence. The motion of no confidence shall mention, firstly, the grounds on which it is presented and, secondly, the name of the candidate called upon to exercise the office of President of the Territorial Council in the event of the motion of no confidence being adopted. The motion shall not…
The Territorial Council elects the members of the Executive Council. The Executive Council is composed of the President of the Territorial Council, President, four Vice-Presidents and two other councillors.
Nominations for the various posts on the Executive Council shall be lodged with the President within one hour of the election of the President of the Territorial Council. If, on expiry of this time limit, only one nomination has been lodged for each post to be filled, the appointments shall take effect immediately and shall be read out by the President. Otherwise, the members of the Executive Council other than…
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