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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-16

…y is admitted in each coffin. However, the interment in the same coffin of the bodies is authorised:1° Of several stillborn children of the same mother or children born alive and then deceased after c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-2

…ere a decision to place the foreign national under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 or in detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 has been notified with the transfer decision or where the fore…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Equipment

Article A322-157

Helmets must be worn for the jumps defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151. Clothing and ancillary equipment must allow access to the functional controls for opening parachutes and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article D784-19

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Abolition of the committee.

Article L2345-2

Where a group of undertakings has set up a European Works Council, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2342-2 or an agreement reached within the group may decide to abolish the Group Works Council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-1

On-trade drinks outlets are divided into two categories according to the extent of the licence they hold:1° (Repealed)2° (Repealed)3° The 3rd category licence, known as a "restricted licence", include…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-2

…se" means all the constituents of medicinal products within the meaning of Article L. 5111-1, i.e. :1° The active substance or substances. An active substance is any substance or mixture of substances…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R253-1

The provisions of this title as well as the provisions of articles R. 611-1, R. 611-2, R. 614-1, R. 631-1 and R. 632-1 to R. 632-10 shall apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

The definition of machine covers 1° An assembly fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal power, consisting of linked parts or components, at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 276-1

…n accordance with article 272, the president of the assize court organises a preparatory criminal meeting in chambers. If the accused is in pre-trial detention, the president of the assize court reque…

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