Sub-paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia.

The Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia established by Article 52 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is made up of: 1° Representatives of the State: a) The High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia or his representative; b) The Secretary General of the High Commission or his representative; c) The Director in charge of the Public Finance Department…

The representatives to the Assembly of French Polynesia shall be elected by it from among its members, together with their substitutes, by proportional representation with complementary distribution according to the rule of the largest remainder, without panachage or preferential vote. The list of candidates must include as many names of titular members and substitutes as there are seats to be filled, specifying for each of them whether he/she is a…

In each administrative subdivision, the representatives of the communes are elected by an electoral college made up of the mayors and deputy mayors and, where applicable, the deputy mayors mentioned in articles L. 2113-15 and L. 2113-19 applicable in French Polynesia. The voting procedures are specified by order of the High Commissioner. The election takes place by proportional representation with complementary distribution according to the rule of the largest remainder,…

The term of office of the elected members and alternates of the Local Finance Committee is the same as their term of office as local elected representatives or members of the Assembly of French Polynesia.

No one may be a member of the Local Finance Committee in more than one capacity simultaneously. When a member of the Local Finance Committee representing the communes becomes President of French Polynesia, he/she is replaced by his/her alternate until the next renewal of the representatives of the communes on the Local Finance Committee. The alternates of the elected members of the Local Finance Committee represent them in the event…

In the event of a vacancy in the seats occupied by the representatives of the Assembly of French Polynesia or the communes, and until the next elections to the Committee, an equal number of representatives of the State, appointed by the High Commissioner, will participate in the debates in an advisory capacity only.

The Local Finance Committee is chaired by the High Commissioner of the Republic or his representative, by the President of French Polynesia or his representative and by a mayor elected from among their number by the representatives of the communes or his deputy. They jointly set the date, duration, location and agenda of the committee meetings. They may convene or invite, to be heard by the committee, any person whose…

At the first meeting of the Local Finance Committee following the general renewal of the municipal councils, the representatives of the municipalities present, whether full members or alternates, elect the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the Local Finance Committee, together with his or her alternate, from among the mayors representing the municipalities. The vote takes place by secret ballot, by an absolute majority of the representatives of the municipalities…

The election of the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee and his deputy may be challenged before the French Polynesia Administrative Court by any member of the committee within ten days of the publication of the results in the Official Gazette of French Polynesia. .

The term of office of the associate mayor chairing the Local Finance Committee and his or her deputy is the same as their term of office as mayor. The deputy mayor of the associate mayor chairing the Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia represents him/her if he/she is absent or unable to attend and replaces him/her in the event of death, suspension, compulsory resignation or dismissal. At the meeting of…