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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5831-2

For the application to Mayotte of these provisions: 1° The reference to the department, the overseas department, the region or the overseas region is replaced by the reference to the Department of May…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-28

The credit institution, finance company or FIA referred to in Article L. 313-23 may, at any time, prohibit the debtor of the assigned or pledged receivable from paying into the hands of the signatory…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest to enforce a removal order

Article L731-2

Aforeign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 may be detained pursuant to article L. 741-1, where they no longer present effective guarantees of representation to prevent a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Decision by the commission imposing a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-2

In the absence of a challenge under the conditions set out in article L. 741-4, personal recovery without judicial liquidation entails the wiping out of all the debtor's professional and non-professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6 - Financial monitoring of the unemployment insurance scheme

Article L5422-25

Each year, by 15 October at the latest, the Government sends Parliament and the social partners managing the body referred to in Article L. 5427-1 a report on the financial situation of the unemployme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…e form part of an urban community, through the creation of this community, through the merger of public establishments of inter-communal cooperation to form an urban community or through the conversio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21

If I of article L. 312-5 is implemented, any sums due to holders of dormant accounts, within the meaning of article L. 312-19, are deposited by the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution at the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-21

The deputy mayor, referred to in article L. 2113-13, receives the allowance corresponding to the effective exercise of the functions of mayor, set in accordance with articles L. 2123-20 and L. 2123-23…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-20

Any training provider who, before expiry of the withdrawal period provided for in article L. 6353-5, requires the trainee to pay sums in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

The General Meeting which decides on the capital increase may provide for the free allocation of shares or other securities giving access to the capital. The total benefit resulting from this allocati…

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