Agreements between the State and the local authority of Saint-Martin set out the terms and conditions under which State employees and services are made available, as required, to the local authority of Saint-Martin. These agreements provide in particular for the provision to the President of the Territorial Council of the decentralised services of the State for the preparation and execution of the deliberations of the Territorial Council as well as the conditions under which metropolitan public bodies and establishments contribute to local public services. Each year, the president of the territorial council communicates to the representative of the State his assessment of the operation of the arrangements put in place.
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