The new governance structure befitting an overseas collectivity took effect on 15 July 2007 with the first session of the Territorial Council (French: Conseil territorial) and the election of Louis-Constant Fleming as president of the Territorial Council.
A nova estrutura de goberno propia dunha colectividade de ultramar entrou en vigor o 15 de xullo de 2007 coa primeira reunión do Consello Territorial (francés: Conseil territorial) e a elección de Louis-Constant Fleming como presidente da Consello Territorial.