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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L831-5

In French Guiana, the provisions of articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 are applicable in an area between the land borders and a line drawn twenty kilometres below, as well as on route nationale 2 in the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral operations

Article L2564-15

For the application to Mayotte of the third paragraph of Article L. 2223-40, the words: "after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Environmental Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-18

For the application to Mayotte of the first paragraph of article L. 2224-10, the words: "after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Environmental Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion will be able to create semi-public companies for the purpose of air or sea transport. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Age of admission.

Article L4153-5

The provisions of articles L. 4153-1 to L. 4153-3 do not apply in establishments where only members of the family under the authority of either the father, mother or guardian are employed, provided th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L4621-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of section 1 of chapter III of title II of book VI of the fourth part of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Trainee working conditions.

Article L6343-2

The working hours applicable to trainees not holding an employment contract may not exceed the legal weekly and daily working hours set by articles L. 3121-18 and L. 3121-27 respectively. The maximum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-26

The procedures for implementing this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the procedures for organising the pharmacovigilance system for medicinal products and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7227-32

For the application of articles L. 7227-29 to L. 7227-31, the contributions of the territorial collectivity of Martinique and those of its elected representatives are calculated on the amount of compe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L734-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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