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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-10

…ment of an employee at an age lower than that set in the second paragraph of Article 6 of Order No. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte may be signed or exten…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 2002

Where the agent has been constituted by several persons for a common business, each of them is jointly and severally liable to the agent for all the effects of the mandate.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-5

…set by the decree coordinating the social security schemes provided for in article 25 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte.Expenses relating to m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…rticle L. 815-1 of the Social Security Code is replaced by the reference to article 28 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002; 13° Section 3 of Chapter II of Title III does not apply; 14° In article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…surance, 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 soci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…surance, 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 soci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

Any person apprehended in execution of a European arrest warrant must be brought before the territorially competent public prosecutor within forty-eight hours. During this period, the provisions of Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-27

Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notice given to the competent authority of the sentencing State pursuant to article 764-23, the sentence enforcement judge shall rule by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 27

The judge shall carry out all useful investigations, even of his own motion. He shall have the right to hear, without formality, persons who can enlighten him and those whose interests are likely to b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 276

The expert must take into consideration the observations or claims of the parties, and, where they are in writing, attach them to his opinion if the parties so request. However, where the expert has s…

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