TITLE VII: LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITIES.

The Local Finance Committee distributes the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund between the municipalities and their groupings. This fund comprises two sections. The first section, made up of the resources defined in article R. 2573-44 and those mentioned in article 9 of law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia, is distributed according to the terms set out in articles R. 2573-45 à…

The amount of taxes, duties and fees mentioned in Article 52 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is that entered in the administrative account of French Polynesia. If the revenue mentioned in the last sentence of the second paragraph of Article 52 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the Statute of Autonomy of French Polynesia entered…

An initial portion of the fund, which is free to be used, is paid to the communes for operating and investment. This initial non-allocated portion may not be less than 70% of the fund’s annual resources, with the exception of unused appropriations carried over from previous years. It is distributed among the communes, partly in proportion to the number of their inhabitants and partly taking into account their expenses. The…

The Local Finance Committee may decide to allocate a second share of the fund to municipalities to finance investments or cover operating expenses for projects of municipal interest.

The Local Finance Committee may also decide to allocate a third part of the fund to groups of municipalities to finance investments or cover operating expenses for projects of inter-municipal interest.

The Local Finance Committee may decide to allocate a fourth part of the fund to the running of the committee secretariat, for both operating and investment purposes. This share may not exceed 0.5 per thousand of the fund’s annual resources, with the exception of unused appropriations carried over from previous years. It is used to finance, in part or in full, the secretariat’s expenditure relating to the preparation and implementation…

Transport and travel expenses incurred by members elected as representatives of communes and syndicates of communes on the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee for meetings of this committee or meetings of any kind to which they are jointly convened by the two co-chairmen are paid by the Intercommunal Equalisation Fund.