In the collectivities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks entrusted to it by Articles L. 122-1, L. 141-1 to L. 141-5-1 and L. 141-6-1 as part of its participation in the European System of Central Banks.
Operations relating to these tasks in the local authorities referred to in the first paragraph are carried out by the simplified joint stock company known as the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer, whose capital is held by the Banque de France, acting in the name, on behalf and under the authority of the latter.
The Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer is not bound by professional secrecy within the meaning of Articles L. 511-33 and L. 531-12.
The Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank), the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies) and the ministerial statistical services shall transmit to each other, in compliance with the applicable provisions, the data necessary for the performance of their respective duties. The methods of transmission may be the subject of agreements.