Article L5842-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I.-Articles L. 5211-5, with the exception of the last sentence of I and the second paragraph of III, and L. 5211-5-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For the application of Article L. 5211-5: 1° In I, the words: “when the communes are part of the same department or by joint order of the representatives of the State in the departments concerned in…