Article L5842-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
I. – The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV. II. – For the application of articles L. 5211-41, L. 5211-41-1, L. 5211-41-2 and L. 5211-41-3, the words: “of the representative of the State in the department when the communes belong to the same department and by joint order of the representatives of the State…