Such criteria should include in particular the economic and physical dimensions of the OCTs, the use made of past allocations, respect for the principles of sound financial management, fair fiscal policy, estimated absorption capacity, the need for establishing a reserve in order to finance non-programmable expenditure and a smooth transition to prevent a sudden considerable setback in allocation for New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Netherlands Antilles.
Ta merila obsegajo zlasti gospodarske in naravne razsežnosti ČDO, način uporabe prej razdeljenih sredstev, spoštovanje načel dobrega finančnega poslovanja, primerno davčno politiko, ocenjeno sposobnost črpanja sredstev, potrebo po uvedbi rezerv za financiranje nepredvidljivih izdatkov in nemotenega prehoda, da bi preprečili nenadni precejšnji zastoj pri dodelitvi sredstev Novi Kaledoniji, Francoski Polineziji in Nizozemskim Antilom.