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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

…contracts closed with no further action by the insurance company Year N Table 2: YEAR ANNUAL AMOUNT and number of contracts where the policyholder has been identified as deceased (article L. 132-9-2)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L8323-1-2

…rticle L. 8271-6-4 in Mayotte, the following words are inserted after the words: "articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code," the words: "article 22 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 Decembe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-8

Agents of local authorities and their public establishments may not perform the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by law no. 96-370 of 3 May 1996 rel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R5522-84

…f 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sickness, maternity, invalidity and death insurance, to the financing of social security in Mayotte and to the Mayotte social securi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-1

For the application of article R. 5411-6 to Mayotte, the words: "under 2° and 3° of article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "under article 20-8-1 of order no. 96-1122…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Caretakers and employees of residential buildings, domestic staff and personal services

Article R7524-2

For the application in Mayotte of articles D. 7231-1, R. 7232-20 and R. 7232-22, the words: "L. 241-10 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "28-8-1 of Ordinance no. 96-1122 of 20 De…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-14

…product, of an incident or accident occurring during the manufacture or distribution of this batch and likely to result in a risk to public health or any action taken to withdraw a batch is punishabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Compulsory sale of seized assets

Article A444-22

…THE SERVICE (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) NAME OF THE SERVICE PERFORMANCE PERIOD 94 Checkout and removal agreement and removal 45 minutes 95 Act of inventory and removal of goods placed in a sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article D6221-1

…torial council shall take place in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 1 to R. 97 and to Articles R. 118 to R. 128 of the Electoral Code and under the following conditions:1° The ref…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article D6321-1

…rial council shall take place in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles R. 1 to R. 97 and to articles R. 118 to R. 128 of the Electoral Code and under the following conditions:1° The ref…

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