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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-94

…estigation or an investigation into one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1, the person whose home is to be searched is in police custody or is being held in anoth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-93

The operations provided for in articles 706-89 to 706-91 may not, on pain of nullity, have any purpose other than the investigation and establishment of the offences referred to in the decision of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-90

…eliminary investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court may, at the request of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-9

All vehicle occupants are prohibited from smoking in the presence of children under the age of eighteen.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Representation of jobseekers.

Article L5411-9

In order to improve information for jobseekers and their ability to exercise their rights, the State and the bodies responsible for jobseeker placement and training shall lay down the rules for settin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-9

I. - In an emergency, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend the authorisation for a maximum period of three months. II. - Withdraw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-98

Health establishments and the establishments mentioned in Article L. 312-1of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles may not be authorised to manage the funeral chambers mentioned in

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-93

As far as possible, the family shall have access to the deceased before the body is deposited in the mortuary without this deposit being delayed, as a result, by more than ten hours as provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-96

An order of the minister responsible for health determines the operating conditions of mortuary chambers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-92

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2223-91, health establishments may meet their obligation to have a mortuary room by using the options open to them in terms of hospital cooperation..

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