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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-20

The card issued in application of 2° of article L. 424-19 may not be withdrawn by the administrative authority when the community of life has been broken off due to family or marital violence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-2

Employees holding a fixed-term employment contract and temporary employees assigned to workstations presenting particular risks to their health or safety benefit from enhanced safety training, under t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-28

I. - The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall exchange with the supervisory authorities, professional bodies and national representative bodies referred to in Article L. 561-36 any inform…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-20

Goods may be surrendered if they are : 1° totally lost ;2° Lost or damaged up to three quarters of their value;3° Sold en route due to material damage to the insured objects as a result of a covered r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5831-2

For the application to Mayotte of these provisions: 1° The reference to the department, the overseas department, the region or the overseas region is replaced by the reference to the Department of May…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-29

Article L. 2335-3 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions under which foreign nationals may be held in the waiting area

Article L342-2

The request to remain in the waiting area sets out the reasons why the foreign national could not be repatriated or, if they have applied for asylum, admitted, and the time required to ensure their de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-2

The reprocessing of single-use devices referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, their placing on the market and their use ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-28

Housing finance companies are specialised credit institutions whose sole purpose is to grant or finance housing loans and to hold securities, exposures and deposits under conditions defined by decree…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-20

The granting of the approval provided for in article L. 212-19 is subject to the approval by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the programming commitments mentione…

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