Chapter I: General provisions

For the application of this Code in Mayotte and in the absence of any specific mention of this collectivity :

1° The powers devolved to the Prefect in the region or department are exercised by the Prefect of Mayotte;

2° The powers devolved to the Regional Council or its President are exercised by the Departmental Council of Mayotte or its President;

3° The powers vested in the Direction régionale des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l'emploi or its director are exercised by the Direction des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l'emploi de Mayotte or its director;

4° Responsibilities devolved to a regional directorate or its director are exercised by the competent directorate in Mayotte or its director;

5° References to the department or region are replaced, as appropriate, by references to Mayotte or the Department of Mayotte;

6° References to the departmental chamber of agriculture are replaced by references to the Mayotte chamber of agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture;

7° References to the regional health insurance fund or the occupational health and pension insurance fund and the unions for the collection of social security and family allowance contributions are replaced by references to the Mayotte social security fund;

8° References to collection under the conditions laid down in Chapter 7 of Title 3 of Book 1 of the Social Security Code, or to Section 1 thereof, are replaced by references to collection by the social security fund of social security contributions payable by employers on the earnings and remuneration of their employees;

9° References to the social security ceiling, or to the social security ceiling provided for inArticle L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code are replaced by references to the social security ceiling applicable in Mayotte;

10° References to the general social security scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and death insurance, the financing of social security in Mayotte and the Mayotte social security fund,order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extension and generalisation of family benefits and social protection in the departmental community of Mayotte,order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte andorder no. 2006-1588 of 13 December 2006 relating to the system of prevention, compensation and pricing of accidents at work and occupational illnesses in Mayotte and the regulatory provisions adopted for their application;

11° References to the Social Security Code are replaced by references to the social security legislation applicable in Mayotte;

12° Documents required by this Code to be sent by registered post may still be delivered by hand against a receipt or by any other means giving a date certain of receipt;

13° The provisions of this code which provide for the transmission or receipt of documents, the organisation of meetings and votes, or the performance of any other formality by electronic means by the public or employees, are replaced by provisions allowing the transmission or receipt of these documents, the organisation of these meetings and votes, or the performance of these formalities by any useful means;

14° to 18° (Repealed).