Key Benefits:
The Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister for Overseas and the Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity,
Given the Labour Code, and in particular Article L. 910-1, as last amended by Articles 152 and 153 of Law No. 2002-73 of 17 January 2002 on social modernisation;
As amended by Act No. 85-595 of 11 June 1985 on the status of the Archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, And in particular Article 20;
In view of the opinion of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe dated 8 July 2003;
In view of the Referral to the Regional Council of French Guiana of 27 June 2003;
Seeing the reference to the Regional Council of Martinique as of 30 June 2003;
In view of the opinion of the Regional Council of Réunion as of 1 August 2003;
In view of the referral to the General Council of Guadeloupe on 26 June 2003;
In view of the opinion of the General Council of French Guiana on 15 July 2003;
Having referred the matter to the General Council of Martinique as of 30 June 2003;
Having regard to the meeting of the General Council of Réunion as of 2 July 2003;
In view of the referral to the General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon of 26 June 2003,
Decline:
Chapter II of Title I of Book IX of the Labour Code (part three: Orders) is thus amended:
I.-The title of Chapter II is thus worded as follows: Special provisions for regions And Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ".
II. -The title of Section I of Chapter II reads as follows: Overseas Regions ".
III. Article D. 910-16 is repealed.
IV. Article D. 910-17 is thus amended:
(a) The provisions of Article D. 910-17 shall be repealed, with the exception of those of its first paragraph, of its 8, of its 12 and of its 13;
(b) 8, 12 and 13 respectively become the 1 °, 2 ° and 3 ° ;
c) At 2 °, the words: " Act No. 94-638 of 25 July 1994 " Are replaced by the words: " Article L. 832-4 of this Code " ;
d) At 3 °, the words: " Created by Act No. 94-638 of 25 July 1994 " Are replaced by the words: " Planned By Article L. 522-1 of the Code of Social Action and Families' ;
e) Created a 4 ° so written:
" 4 ° It shall be submitted, for the opinion of the President of the General Council, to any question relating to local economic development and to Assistance for social and vocational integration in the department, ".
V.-Article D. 910-18 is thus amended:
(a) At 11 °, the word: Five " Is replaced by the word: " Seven " ;
b) The 12 ° is thus written:
" 12 ° Seven members On behalf of employers' organisations and regional chambers of agriculture, trade and industry and the trades " ;
c) 13 ° is thus written:
" 13 ° From the President of the Regional Economic and Social Council " ;
d) The 14 ° is Deleted;
e) In the first paragraph of 15 °, the word " Six " Is replaced by the word: " Ten " ;
f) At 15 °, the word: " Two " Is replaced by the word: " Six " ;
(g) 15 ° becomes 14 °;
(h) In the twenty-sixth paragraph, the words: " Subject to a and b of 15 ° " Are replaced by the words: " Subject to a and b of 14 ° " And the words: " The fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article L. 121-12 of the code of communes' Are replaced by the words: " Paragraphs two to five of Article L. 2121-21 of the General Code of Territorial Communities " ;
(i) In the twenty-eighth paragraph, after the words: " The regional prefect, the words: In agreement with the Chair of the Regional Council ".
j) The last four paragraphs Are deleted.
VI. -Article D. 910-21 is replaced by the following:
"Section 2
" Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
" Art. D. 910-21. -The provisions of Section 1 of this Chapter shall apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon subject to the following adaptations:
" 1 ° The powers vested in the President of the Regional Council shall be exercised by the President of the Council General of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon pursuant to the provisions of article 20 of Act No. 85-595 of 11 June 1985 on the status of the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
2 ° References to the region are replaced by the references to the The overseas community of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
" 3 ° The Committee for the Coordination of Employment and Vocational Training of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon includes
(a) The representative of the State in the archipelago, Co-Chair;
" (b) Chairman of the General Council, Co-Chair;
" (c) Four representatives of the General Council;
" (d) One representative per community;
" (e) The Chairman of the Community Economic and Social Committee;
" (f) Four Representatives of the State designated by the Prefect, including the Head of the National Education Department, the Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training and the Head of the Youth and Sports Service;
" (g) Five representatives Employee union organizations;
" (h) Five representatives of employers' organizations and the Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Trades. "
Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity, Minister of Youth, National Education and Research, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, the Minister for Overseas Affairs and the Minister Delegate to the Budget and Budget Reform shall each be responsible for the implementation of this Decree, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Done at Paris, February 10, 2004.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
By the Prime Minister:
The Minister for Overseas,
Brigitte Girardin
The Minister of Social Affairs,
du travail et de la solidarité,
François Fillon
The Minister of Youth,
of National Education and Research,
Luc Ferry
Minister of Economy,
Finance and Industry,
Francis Mer
Minister of Agriculture, Food,
Fisheries and Rural Affairs,
Hervé Gaymard
Minister Delegate to
budget and budget reform,
Alain Lambert