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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-111

…30° C, the burial compartment's cooling system must enable an internal temperature of between 0° C and 7° C to be reached in no more than one hour, and then maintained between these values for at lea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-113

…rketing of the vehicle, the insulated box or the cooling system, such as to affect its impartiality and independence. Responsibility for compliance testing is assumed by the body accredited in accorda…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-112

The bodywork of vehicles transporting a corpse before committal may not be white in colour. The distinctive signs of the user company, if any, are limited to three per vehicle, each with a surface are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-114

Vehicles used to transport corpses before coffining are subject to a compliance inspection every three years at most. The prefect designates the body or bodies responsible for carrying out the complia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-2

The members of the commission and, where appropriate, their alternates are appointed by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for customs.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-3

…e has referred the matter to the body referred to in Article R. 4722-21-2 within the time limit set and must forward the results of the technical inspection to the Labour Inspection inspector as soon…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-10

Where an invitation to tender has been issued in the form of a prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice, the purchaser shall send a simultaneous written invitation to all economic oper…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

…n referred to in article R. 2131-10 shall include at least the following information: 1° The nature and quantity of the services required. In the case of renewable contracts, it shall indicate the nat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of the municipal authorities and litigation.

Article D2573-11

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-2-3

…maternity leave or an absence from work justified by incapacity resulting from illness or accident and meeting the conditions set by decree, the employee is entitled to a resumption examination by an…

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