. In view of the permanent structural disadvantages and conditioning factors affecting the outermost regions, specific measures to promote their socioeconomic development must be adopted. These should not be based on transitional criteria or circumstantial or artificial wealth trends.
. Face aux contraintes et aux handicaps structurels permanents dont pâtissent les régions ultrapériphériques, des mesures spécifiques doivent être prises afin de promouvoir leur développement socioéconomique.