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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2564-17

For the application to Mayotte of Article L. 2224-8 : 1° In the second paragraph of I, the reference to the year 2013 is replaced by the reference to the year 2015; 2° In the fifth paragraph of III, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: The industrial tribunal

Article R1523-1

…ticles R. 1441-3, R. 1441-6 to R. 1441-7, and R. 1441-18 to the industrial tribunals of Guadeloupe, references to the department, the departmental level and the regional level are replaced by referenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-15

The total amount of the special allowance is equal to 65% of the daily reference salary up to the ceiling provided for in article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code, plus 50% of the reference salary…

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

Article 397-4

…her reason, shall be released automatically. If the court considers it necessary to issue an arrest warrant, the provisions of Article 465 shall apply, regardless of the length of the sentence handed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-74

…Where the surrender of the person concerned could not be ordered in the event of a European arrest warrant being issued for that person due to non-compliance with the measures ordered under the judic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R361-2

…his book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the State representative in the local author…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L511-1

References made by the provisions of this code applicable to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there, in particular to provisions of the Gener…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-5

…and Futuna Islands to the obligations referred to in Article L. 314-25;2° In Article R. 341-27, the reference: "R. 341-20" is replaced by the reference: "R. 341-24".

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1509

The arbitration agreement may, directly or by reference to arbitration rules or rules of procedure, regulate the procedure to be followed in the arbitral proceedings. Where the arbitration agreement i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R938-1

For the application in New Caledonia of Title II of Book VIII, the references to the "commission régionale d'inscription", the "chambre régionale de discipline" and the "chambre régionale des comptes"…

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