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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R363-5

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Mayotte to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R443-4

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Mayotte to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L511-2

References made by provisions of this code applicable in Mayotte to provisions that are not applicable there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose that are applicable locally.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L352-2

For the application of article L. 321-1 in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, references to the Commercial Code are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same effect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO3511-3

For the application to Mayotte of chapitre V du titre IV du livre IV de la troisième partie, la référence au département est remplacée par la référence au Département de Mayotte.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R956-2

For the application of Book VI in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to the social and economic committee are replaced by references to the locally competent employee representative institution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article R1527-1

…ovided, for the application of the provisions of this Code to the Wallis and Futuna Islands :1° The reference to the territory replaces that of the region or department;2° The reference to the senior…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-18

I.-The model referred to in article L. 1111-11, which may be used to draw up advance directives, includes: 1° The following information: a) The identification details referred to in article R. 1111-17…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-1

If the accused does not consent to be tried forthwith or if the case does not appear to be ready for trial, the court, after hearing the submissions of the parties and their counsel, remits the case t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Resistance tests

Article R385-4

The stress tests referred to in Article L. 385-3 consist of a projection of the business of the supplementary occupational pension fund into the future. This projection is based on :a) A scenario exte…

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