I. – Part One of the General Code of Territorial Authorities shall apply to Saint-Martin under the conditions set out in this article.
II. – Book I shall apply to Saint-Martin subject to the proviso that in Article D. 1115-2 the reference to the Minister of the Interior shall be replaced by the reference to the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories.
III. – Book II is applicable to Saint-Martin under the following conditions:
1° For the application of Article R. 1211-8, the president of the territorial council of Saint-Martin is assimilated to the presidents of the general councils of departments;
2° Pour l’application de l’article R. 1211-19, the president of the territorial council of Saint-Martin is assimilated to the presidents of departmental general councils;
3° For the application of article R. 1221-1, 1° d, the territorial council of Saint-Martin is assimilated to the departmental councils;
4° For the application of Article D. 1231-7, the territorial councillors of Saint-Martin are assimilated to the general councillors of the departments.
IV. – Book IV shall apply to Saint-Martin under the following conditions:
1° For the application of Articles R. 1421-9 et R. 1421-14, the archives of the collectivity of Saint-Martin are assimilated to the archives of the commune;
2° The list of documents mentioned in article R. 1421-9 is completed by the list of documents mentioned in article R. 1421-14 with the exception of f;
3° Articles R. 1421-10and R. 1421-14 to R. 1421-16 do not apply to Saint-Martin;
4° In Article R. 1422-4, the libraries of the collectivity of Saint-Martin are assimilated to municipal libraries;
5° Articles R. 1424-1 à R. 1424-37 are not applicable to Saint-Martin;
6° For the application of Article R. 1424-38, the schéma d’analyse et de couverture des risques de la collectivité de Saint-Martin is assimilated to the schéma départemental d’analyse et de couverture des risques;
7° Pour l’application de l’article R. 1424-42, the Journal officiel de Saint-Martin is assimilable to the recueil des actes administratifs of the prefecture and the departmental fire and rescue service;
8° For the application of Article R. 1424-45, the territorial fire and rescue service is assimilated to the departmental fire and rescue operational centre known as CODIS;
9° For the application of article R. 1424-40, the chairman of the board of directors of the territorial fire and rescue service is assimilated to the chairman of the board of directors of the departmental fire and rescue service;
10° Articles R. 1425-1 to R. 1425-25 are not applicable to the collectivity of Saint-Martin.
V. – Book VI is applicable to Saint-Martin under the following conditions:
1° For the application of Article D. 1612-1, a new 4° is inserted after 3° as follows: 4° Le montant de la dotation globale de fonctionnement à inscrire au budget primitif;
2° Les articles D. 1612-5 to D. 1612-7 do not apply to Saint-Martin;
3° For the application of Article L. 1614-10, the libraries of the collectivity of Saint-Martin are subject to the rules applicable to municipal libraries in overseas departments.