| What will change ... |
How? |
When? |
Consequences |
| Development Fund |
For her economic, social and cultural expansion, Mayotte will be provided with a development fund of 30 million euros |
From 2011 |
This development fund will be spread over 3 years |
| OR |
With the departmentalization, Mayotte can claim the status of the 10th outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union. |
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This will allow the island to benefit from European funds under the regional policy for economic and infrastructural development. |
| Justice |
The traditional justice rendered by the Cadis, Muslim judges, is abolished … |
By ordinances ratified by law in December 2010 |
Only the Justice of the Republic issued by the court judges has legal value |
| Male-female parity |
Respect for this right is essential and " intangible" |
From 2011 |
It follows that : ... |
| Marriage |
While respecting the Mahoran tradition , it adapts to the republican law and principle |
From 2011 |
the civil marriage comes first before the religious or traditional wedding |
| Marriage of young girls |
The minimum legal age to get married for girls passes from 15 to 18 years old |
By ordinances ratified by law in December 2010 |
The system of matrimonial guardian is abolished; the free consent of the girl is required |
| Polygamy |
It has already been rendered void ... |
In 2003 |
|
ALS
(ie, French Social Housing Benefit) |
The ALS will begin to be effective in Mayotte … |
from 2012 |
|
API
(ie,
French Single Parent Allowance) |
The API will also come into force in Mayotte … |
from 2012 |
|
ASS
(ie,
French Specific Solidarity Allowance) |
The ASS will take effet in Mayotte … |
from 2012 |
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Mayotte has changed. What is needed now is "change" attitudes. There is a cultural microcosm, a vision of the world, a way of life to be modelled on the laws of the Republic. It will not be easy. Certainly not ... However, it is a kind of reality from which there is no escape. Departmentalization brings about lots of rights but also duties. The two go hand in hand. It is just a matter of necessary equilibrium.
