The ''Commission communautaire française'' (COCOF) or the French Community Commission is the local representative of the

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-speaking authorities in the

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, one of the three regions of

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. On 3 December 2001, the ''Assemblée de la Commission communautaire française'' or ''ACCF'' (Assembly of the French Community Commission) informally changed its name to ''Parlement francophone bruxellois'' (French-speaking Brussels Parliament). The Parliament is currently presided by

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. Unlike the

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, the French Community Commission has been granted legislative power in some areas (such as tourism and healthcare) by the

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. Blazon: ''Quartered, the I and IV

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, the II and III

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External links

Official page of the COCOF

Official page of the French-speaking Brussels Parliament
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