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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_territories_of_Francehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clippertonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattered_Islands2月21日,Îles Éparses/Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean正式成为法属南半球及南极洲领地的第5个区.
2月21日,Clipperton(克利珀顿)不再由法属波利尼西亚管辖,直接隶属于the Minister of Overseas France.
2月22日,Saint Martin(圣马丁,北部,南部属荷属安的列斯)和Saint-Barthélemy(圣巴泰勒米)脱离瓜德罗普分别成为Overseas collectivity.
According to new law 2007-224 of February 21, 2007 Scattered Islands constitute the 5th district of French Southern and Antarctic Territories.
[1]On February 21, 2007, the administration of Clipperton was transferred from the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia to the Minister of Overseas France.
[2]Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy
In 2003 the population of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to form separate overseas collectivities of France. [1] On February 7, 2007 [2] , the French Parliament passed a bill granting COM status to both Saint-Barthélemy and neighbouring Saint-Martin. The new status took effect on 22 February 2007 when the law was published in the Journal Officiel. [3]
[1]^ Staff reporter. "
French Caribbean voters reject change" (HTML), Caribbean Net News, 2003-12-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. (in english) “However voters on the two tiny French dependencies of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, which have been administratively attached to Guadeloupe, approved the referendum and are set to acquire the new status of "overseas collectivity".”
[2]^ Magras, Bruno. "
Letter of Information from the Mayor to the residents and non-residents, to the French and to the foreigners, of Saint Barthelemy" (PDF), St. Barth Weekly, 2007-02-16, p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. (in english) “On February 7 of this year, the French Parliament adopted the law granting Saint-Barthélemy the Statute of an Overseas Collectivity.”
[3]^ Staff reporter. "
Saint-Barth To Become An Overseas Collectivity" (PDF), St. Barth Weekly, 2007-02-09, p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. (in english)