The people of Mayotte voted: this beautiful island in the Indian Ocean will become the 101st french department
Monday 30 March 2009
"Do you agree with the processing of Mayotte into a single community, called the department, governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and exercising the powers devolved to departments and regions overseas?". Such was the question facing voters on the electoral lists of common Mayotte should respond by 29 March 2009.
In short, the inhabitants of the island of Mayotte, France since 25 August 1841 and "community départementale since 2001, they want the island to become a department. Even if since 1 January 2008, most of the laws and regulations are applicable in metropolitan France in Mayotte, the island has many features. The answer to this question was largely positive (to 95.2% of voters).
The "Pact for departmentalization of Mayotte," steps to actually become Mayotte department are:
* Before the end of 2009, the government presents to Parliament a Bill to change the status of Mayotte
* Ordinary laws then specify the modalities for implementing the common law arising from the new status
* Then elect the President of the General Assembly of the new advisers. The birth of 101ème french department will be effective.
Meanwhile, it is important to the transfer of powers between the state and municipalities to put in place - and to apply from 1 January 2014 - the new General and local taxes (VAT, housing tax, land tax, tax on household waste ...), to amend the labor law, to implement progressive social benefits which are not - or not fully-implemented today in Mayotte, gradually upgrading the existing benefits ...
Recall that Mayotte is an island Muslim (practicing moderate Islam), yet very polygamous although for the younger generations of polygamy has been banned since 2003, committed to justice and cadiale oral tradition, inhabited by about 50 000 illegal immigrants from predominantly of the island of Anjouan. Three major land (many uncertainties regarding the ownership of land), marital status (only 50% of Mahorais have an official status) and mastery of the French language.
See the file on the site of the Prefecture of Mayotte