Based on the articles of the regulation, anyone who is a resident in the territory of Sint Maarten and holds a license issued by the authorities of St. Maarten is authorized to travel on the French territory of St. Martin.
Any person residing on the French side of the island of St. Martin, and is a holder of a license issued by the Government of Sint Maarten, at the end of training provided in their territory, obtain a license that is equivalent category to those of St. Martin can make the exchange of their Dutch license for a French driver's license of the same category. The licenses will be exchanged without the requirement of having to undergo and examination as is stipulated in the first paragraph of Article R221-3 of the Highway Code applicable to St. Martin.
Driver's license that will be considered for exchange are those that were issued on St. Maarten for licenses A&B December 2005. C December 31 2009, and license D December 31 2008.
Licenses that cannot be currently issued in the territory of Saint Martin (license E), the exchange is still possible under the provisions of II of Article 1 of this Regulation.
To exchange the driver's license, the holder must apply to the securities department of the Collectivity of St. Martin. A receipt certifying that person holds a license pending exchange will be issued. The application file for license exchange is made against payment of the fee of € 150 provided for the exchange of driving licenses in Article 3 of the resolution of CT 28-2-2010 May 11, 2010.
During the period in which the exchange request from a driver's license issued by the authorities of St. Maarten is extended until December 31, 2012.
The adoption of this regulation by the Executive Council thus provides the solutions to the questions raised in recent days, and President Alain Richardson welcomes the positive outcome that meets the expectations of the population.