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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-26

…he body is placed in a hermetically sealed coffin meeting the conditions set out in Article R. 2213-27 in the following cases: 1° If the person was suffering at the time of death from one of the trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-31

…subsidy;b) If he is aware that the ceiling provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 2334-27 or of a failure to comply with the rules governing the minimum participation of the project owner…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-33

The public health establishment referred to in article R. 6111-27 coordinates the prevention and health education activities organised in the prison. To this end, it draws up a programme in agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: Request for a formal statement of position

Article L1824-1

…tions provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1116-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 II.-For the application of Article L. 1116-1, the words: "local authorities" are re…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-3

…uropean Public Prosecutor exercises his jurisdiction, or during the periods provided for in Article 27(1) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017: 1° By way of derog…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-18

…equivalent to those resulting from the application of the agreement provided for in article L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code. A copy of this report is sent without delay to the transferrin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-31

…eferred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the refusal of the Office to apply Article L. 531-28 may not be the subject, before the admin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-20

Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 626-27, if the debtor's payments cease during the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-1

…territory. II. - No section de commune may be formed as from the promulgation of loi n° 2013-428 du 27 mai 2013 modernisant le régime des sections de commune.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-15

…of article L. 237-24, in the second paragraph of article L. 237-25, as well as II of article L. 237-27. The president of the commercial court, ruling in summary proceedings, is competent to take the d…

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