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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-37

The provisions of articles L. 2223-35 and L. 2223-36 do not apply to public authorities which, pursuant to a legislative or regulatory text, are required either to provide all or part of funeral opera…

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

Article L434-7

…rance, accommodation considered normal for a comparable family living in the same geographical area;3° He or she complies with the essential principles which, in accordance with the laws of the Republ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 679

…cle 677; 2° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages not subject to the proportional tax; 3° Deeds exempt from registration which are voluntarily submitted to this formality; 4° Deeds referr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-2

…ir public establishments, social security bodies, the European Union or international organisations;3° From miscellaneous income, donations and legacies;4° By loans;5° A grant from the compulsory heal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-30

The rating drawn up by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located is broug…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39

The public prosecutor represents the public prosecutor's office at the judicial court in person or through his or her substitutes. He also represents, in person or through his substitutes, the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…pment relating to each of these professions; 2° Doctors, dental surgeons, midwives and pharmacists; 3° Insurance and capitalisation companies, optional or compulsory provident, retirement and social p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 257

…ate of the commercial courts, assessor of the joint courts for rural leases and labour councillor ; 3° Secretary-General of the Government or of a ministry, director of a ministry, member of the prefe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-1

…in France ;2° Or between establishments of the same company or between companies in the same group;3° Or on behalf of the employer without there being a contract between the employer and a recipient.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-6

…agency. "For the application of the penultimate paragraph of article L. 1221-10, the words: "1° to 3°" are replaced by the words: "1° and 2°".

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