WHAT POWERS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCE’S MINISTER OF THE SEA?

Boating lies at the heart of the field of action to be covered by Annick Girardin, who will need to share her decision-making authority between numerous topics.

Since the announcement of the creation of a Ministry of the Sea within Jean Castex’s new government, all observers have been waiting for official decrees defining the attribution of responsibilities. An official announcement now determines the fields of action attributed to the new Minister, Annick Girardin.
Her overall assignment is defined as follows: “The Minister of the Sea sets and implements Government policy in the various aspects of the field of the sea, national and international, notably with regard to the maritime economy, maritime renown and influence.”
The Minister will exercise powers related to navigation, security, training, seafarers, yachting and nautical activities. She will be responsible for marine spatial planning. In areas related to fishing, she will share her responsibilities with the Ministry of Agriculture, while pursuing co-supervision of underwater resources with the Ministry of the Economy, and transport, ports and protection of the marine environment with the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
To carry out her assignments, Annick Girardin will exercise authority over the management of Maritimes Affairs.

100% responsibility for boating
While the challenge of organizing co-supervision could be complex in a certain number of fields, the boating sector should be spared from this risk of administrative haziness. Annick Girardin is, in fact, the sole person responsible for boating and nautical activities. Sailing-related services will also be able to benefit from her support, as she is “associated with the policy for coastal and offshore tourism and the formulation of tax legislation related to coastal and offshore activities.”

Source: Boatindustry.fr