New Caledonia became a French colony on 24 September 1853. Preamble Noumea Agreement, 5 May 1998. Accord sur la Nouvelle-Caledonie signe a Noumea le 5 mai 1998; JORF, 27 May 1998, 8039–8044.
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BrownlieIan, Principles of Public International Law (2003) 553.
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Cons Const, No 2000–428, DC, 4 May 2000, loi organisant une consultation de la population de Mayotte; JORF, 10 May 2000, 6976.
Noumea Agreement, 5 May 1998. Accord sur la Nouvelle-Caledonie signe a Noumea le 5 mai 1998; JORF, 27 May 1998, 8039–8044.
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Decret 98–733 portant organisation de la consultation des populations de Nouvelle-Caledonie prevue par l'article 76 de la Constitution, 20 August 1998; JORF, 22 August 1998, 12844–12847 and Decision proclamant les resultants de la consultation des populations de Nouvelle-Caledonie du dimanche 8 novembre 1998, November 9, 1998; JORF 10 November 1998, 16956.
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Commentators have considered that Cons Const, No 99–410 DC, 15 March 1999 incorporates the Noumea agreement into the French constitutional norms (O Gohin <www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/cahiers/ccc12/05gohin.htm> at 20 April 2006).
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Loi 99–209 organique relative a la Nouvelle-Caledonie, 19 March 1999; JORF 21 March 1999, 4197–4226 rect. April 16, 1999, 5610, thereinafter refered to as L 99–209 and Loi 99-210 relative a la Nouvelle-Caledonie, March 19, 1999. JORF March, 21, 1999, 4226–4223, thereinafter refered to as L 99–210.
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The first control happened in 2000 on a matter of taxation. Cons Const, 27 January 2000, Loi du pays relative à l'institution d'une taxe générale sur les services; JORF, 29 January 2000, 1536.
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CornesRichard, ‘Devolution and England: What is on offer?’ in BamforthNLeylandP, (eds) Public Law in a Multi-layered Constitution (2003) 109–110.
