Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

I. - The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.

I bis. - For the application of Article L. 5211-6:

1° In the first paragraph, the words: "community councillors elected under the conditions set out in Title V of Book I of the Electoral Code" are replaced by the words: "delegates elected by the municipal councils of the member municipalities under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7";

2° The last paragraph is deleted;

II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-7 :

1° (repealed)

2° In II, the words: "by Articles L. 44 to L. 46, L. 228 to L. 237-1 and L. 239 of the Electoral Code" are replaced by the words: "insofar as they are applicable in French Polynesia."

II bis.-For the application of Article L. 5211-9-2:

1° In the first paragraph of A of I, the words: "and by derogation from L. 1311-2 and the second paragraph of Article L. 1331-1 of the Public Health Code" are deleted;

2° In the third paragraph of B of I, the words: "Article L. 541-3 of the Environment Code" are replaced by the words: "the regulations applicable locally";

3° In the last paragraph of B of I:

-after the words: "enhancement of the environment," are added the words: "under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 5842-22 and L. 5842-28 of this Code";

-the words: "Article L. 360-1 of the Environment Code" are replaced by the words: "the regulations applicable locally";

4° In III, the reference: "to A of I" is replaced by the references: "to the first, second and fourth paragraphs of A of I";

5° In the first paragraph of IV, the reference: "in B of I" is replaced by the reference: "in the second paragraph of B of I";

6° In V, the words: ", gardes champêtres recruited or made available pursuant to articles L. 522-1 and L. 522-2 of the same code" are deleted;

7° In the last paragraph of VI, the words: "in the first two paragraphs" are replaced by the words: "in the first paragraph".

II ter. - For the application of the third paragraph of I of Article L. 5211-10-1:

1° The word: "contiguous" is deleted;

2° The words: "By deliberation of their deliberative bodies, some or all of the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that are members of a territorial and rural balance cluster may entrust the latter with the setting up of a joint development council, under the conditions provided for in IV of Article L. 5741-1 of this code." are deleted.

III. - For the application of article L. 5211-11, the first paragraph is completed by a sentence worded as follows:

"When the member municipalities of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation are scattered over several islands, the head office may be set outside the perimeter of the establishment. "

IV. - (Deleted).

V. - For the application of Article L. 5211-11-2, the words: "in Articles L. 5211-5-1 A or" are replaced by the words: "in Article".