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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-45

The officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 check by any means the identity of the deceased, attend the closing of the coffin and affix two wax seals to it, bearing the seal of the competent adminis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-40

Any request for exhumation must be made by the next of kin of the deceased. The latter must provide proof of his or her civil status, domicile and the capacity in which he or she is making the request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-48

A.-The cumulative result defined in B of Article R. 2311-11 is allocated, where it is a surplus :

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Article R2222-4

The detailed accounts referred to in article R. 2222-1 and the reports of the auditors and the audit commission are attached to the accounts of the municipality or establishment to serve as justificat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-44

…and regulations, in particular public health measures, the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 assist with the operations following the death listed in article R. 2213-45. Under the authority o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-42

La régie peut, dans les conditions prévues à Article L. 2253-1, acquire financial holdings in public, semi-public or private companies that carry out a complementary or related activity. The public se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-43

The budget is presented in two sections: - in the first, operating transactions are forecast and authorised; - in the second, investment transactions are forecast and authorised.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-41

The exhumation of the body of a person suffering, at the time of death, from one of the transmissible infections listed in a and b of article R. 2213-2-1, may only be authorised after the expiry of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-47

Budget appropriations in the operating section of the budget not committed at the close of the financial year may not be carried over to the budget for the following financial year. Expenditure in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-47

Where, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of this sub-section encounter difficulties in application, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Health shall provide for them by m…

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