Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999)

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The Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) is a French constitutional statute that implements the Nouméa Accord by defining New Caledonia’s institutions, powers, and path toward possible increased autonomy or independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French constitutional statute ⓘ
organic law ⓘ
aimsTo organize a shared future between communities in New Caledonia ⓘ
recognize Kanak identity within the French Republic ⓘ
appliesToTerritory New Caledonia ⓘ
basedOn Nouméa Accord of 1998 ⓘ
linked to: Nouméa Accord
concerns decolonization process of New Caledonia ⓘ
self‑determination of New Caledonia ⓘ
country France ⓘ
createsInstitution Congress of New Caledonia ⓘ
Customary Senate of New Caledonia ⓘ
Government of New Caledonia ⓘ
provinces of New Caledonia (as institutions of self‑government) ⓘ
defines competences retained by the French State ⓘ
competences transferred to New Caledonia ⓘ
conditions for referendums on self‑determination ⓘ
electoral body for self‑determination votes ⓘ
institutions of New Caledonia ⓘ
powers of New Caledonia ⓘ
relationship between New Caledonia and the French Republic ⓘ
implementsAgreement Nouméa Accord ⓘ
jurisdiction French Republic ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalHierarchy above ordinary French statutes ⓘ
below French Constitution ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional statute ⓘ
legalSystem French law ⓘ
politicalContext implementation of a gradual and irreversible transfer of powers ⓘ
post‑conflict settlement following 1980s unrest in New Caledonia ⓘ
providesFor possible transfer of sovereign powers after self‑determination votes ⓘ
purpose define New Caledonia’s institutions ⓘ
define New Caledonia’s powers ⓘ
organize New Caledonia’s path toward possible increased autonomy ⓘ
organize New Caledonia’s path toward possible independence ⓘ
regulates distribution of competences between State, New Caledonia, and provinces ⓘ
electoral rolls specific to New Caledonia ⓘ
financial autonomy of New Caledonia ⓘ
local citizenship of New Caledonia ⓘ
use of Kanak customary law in certain matters ⓘ
relatedTo French Constitution of 1958 ⓘ
Matignon Agreements ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords
requires consultation of New Caledonian institutions for certain French laws to apply locally ⓘ
subjectMatter distribution of powers between France and New Caledonia ⓘ
institutional organization of New Caledonia ⓘ
political evolution of New Caledonia ⓘ
territorialStatusRegime sui generis status for New Caledonia ⓘ
typeOfAutonomy asymmetric autonomy within the French Republic ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congress of New Caledonia → establishedBy → Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) ⓘ
Government of New Caledonia → operatesUnder → Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) ⓘ
President of the Government of New Caledonia → officeCreatedBy → Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) ⓘ
Nouméa Accord → aim → grant increased autonomy to New Caledonia ⓘ
linked to: Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999)
Nouméa Accord → implementedBy → Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia ⓘ
linked to: Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999)
Baco campus → locatedInTerritorialCollectivity → Sui generis collectivity of New Caledonia ⓘ
linked to: Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999)
Politics of New Caledonia → governedBy → Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) ⓘ