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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 899

…II of Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 on actions for civil damages by the State and certain other public persons;benefits paid by bodies, establishments and services managing a com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 885

…tte Assize Court is composed of three assessor-jurors when the Assize Court rules at first instance and six assessor-jurors when it rules on appeal.These assessor-jurors are drawn by lot, for each ses…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 892

For the application of articles 491 and 492, the time limits for lodging an objection are ten days if the accused resides in the département, and one month if they reside outside the département.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

…to in article L. 1434-12 may be required, under an agreement signed with the regional health agency and the local primary health insurance fund, to carry out, in whole or in part, one or more of the f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

…e specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments that are not on the list mentioned in article A.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-2

…rudentiel et de résolution; 2° Approving the articles of association of the entities in the network and any amendments thereto; 3° Taking any measure conducive to the development of the network, in pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-4

…s internal regulations, a plan showing the location of the sales areas, the characteristics of the land or real estate facilities likely to be made available to the applicant, the financial conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

For the sole purpose of monitoring a person who represents a serious threat to public security and order due to his or her radicalisation as a terrorist, the State representative in the department and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments

Article D1611-32-12

The mandate given pursuant to Article L. 1611-7-2 shall specify in particular: 1° The nature of the transactions to which the mandate relates; 2° The duration of the mandate and the conditions under w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-2

…re would infringe the privacy of the parties, if there are disturbances likely to disturb the peace and quiet of the court or if one of the parties so requests. This request is granted when it comes f…

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