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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7253-2

The Assembly of Martinique may submit proposals to the Government with a view to the conclusion of international commitments concerning regional cooperation between the French Republic and the States…

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

Article 883-1

For all nullity applications sent to the Investigating Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion, the declaration to the clerk's office may be made by means of a registered letter wi…

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

Article 884

For all hearings of the Investigating Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion ruling on an appeal against an order of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge of th…

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

Article 883-2

In criminal matters, when the liberty and custody judge receives a request for release from custody from the investigating judge and does not intend to accept this request, he or she shall rule on it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R279

For the application of in article R. 49-8-4 in New Caledonia, the reference "to the first paragraph of II of article 529-4" is replaced by the reference "to article 850-1".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R270

I.-The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article R. 45 shall read as follows: "The objection made by the accused, within the time limits provided for in either the third or fifth paragraphs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R275

For the application of article R. 49-5, the reference to article "529-5" is deleted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R267

When the accused makes use of the option opened by Article 275 of this Code to take one of his relatives or friends as counsel, the latter's bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record shall be placed in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R268

A article R. 42, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph is inserted: "If the accused resides on an island that is not served by a regular postal service, notification shall be made by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R266

Meetings are being held in Nouméa, Papeete and Mata-Utu.

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