Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

I. – Officials and agents exercising functions in the overseas territories and in New Caledonia corresponding to those of the metropolitan officials and agents referred to in articles 22 to 29 are entrusted with certain judicial police functions under the conditions and within the limits set by these same articles. II. – The sworn agents of the territories and, in New Caledonia, of the provinces, may record offences against regulations…

For the application of Article 41-2, references to articles L. 2339-5 and L. 2339-9 of the Defence Code and article L. 1er du code de la route (1) are replaced by references to the provisions applicable locally which make it an offence to possess or carry a weapon and to the provisions applicable locally in terms of road traffic which make it an offence to drive under the influence of…

In French Polynesia, the civil servants and agents mentioned in Article 35 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia are deputy judicial police officers under the conditions set out in Article 21 of this code.

For the application of article 44-1, references to the provisions of the Code général des collectivités territoriales provided for in this article are replaced by references to the provisions having the same purpose of the Code des communes de la Nouvelle-Calédonie and the Code des communes de Polynésie française.

For the application of the second paragraph of Article 45, the functions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office shall be performed by the officials and agents mentioned in I of l’article 809, with the exception of those performing the duties of municipal rural wardens and sworn private wardens.