I. – Article L. 1612-1, with the exception of its last paragraph, the articles L. 1612-2 to L. 1612-11, l’article L. 1612-12, the articles L. 1612-13 to L. 1612-15, L. 1612-16 to L. 1612-19-1 and the I of Article L. 1612-20 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.
II. – These articles come into force in the communes of French Polynesia under the conditions provided for by II of Article 7 of Ordinance No. 2007-1434 of 5 October 2007 extending Parts One, Two and Five of the General Code of Territorial Authorities to the communes of French Polynesia, their groupings and their public establishments, with the exception of Article L. 1612-3 which comes into force immediately.
III. – For the application of Article L. 1612-5, the words: “in Articles L. 2131-1, L. 3131-1 and L. 4141-1” are replaced by the words: “in Article L. 2131-1”.
IV. – For the application of Article L. 1612-7, the words: “as from the 1997 financial year” are deleted.
V. – For the application of article L. 1612-16, the words: “, the president of the departmental council or the president of the regional council as the case may be,” are deleted.