#2025-1018Decree No. 2025-1018 on the Powers of the Minister of Overseas Territories
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The decree outlines the responsibilities and powers of the Minister of Overseas Territories in France. It emphasizes the minister's role in coordinating governmental actions in various overseas collectivities and developing policies specific to these areas including Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, and others. The minister also has administrative authority over the island of Clipperton and collaborates with other ministers for related decision-making.
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Key Changes
- Defines the Minister's authority over overseas collectivities
- Introduces specific responsibilities for policy development in overseas territories
- Establishes collaborative decision-making processes with other government ministers
Obligations
What this law requires
The Minister of Overseas Territories must coordinate governmental action across all collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution
The Minister of Overseas Territories must develop and implement government policy for Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French Polynesia, Wallis-et-Futuna, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, and New Caledonia
The Minister of Overseas Territories must prepare and implement applicable rules for overseas collectivities while respecting their own competencies
The Minister of Overseas Territories must administer Clipperton Island and exercise all administrative powers attributed by laws and regulations to administrative authorities
The Minister of Overseas Territories must propose to the Prime Minister the convening of interministerial councils and committees relating to overseas territories, and must prepare and implement their decisions