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Showing 17211730 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

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

Article D2223-120

Vehicles used to transport bodies after coffining are subject to a compliance inspection every three years at most. The prefect shall designate the body or bodies responsible for carrying out the comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-123

…iation or establishment authorised under the conditions defined in article L. 2223-23. The training centres for thanatopractor trainees are responsible for all theoretical and practical training and m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-128

The national jury decides on the test subjects.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-125

The examination for access to the national thanatopractor diploma includes theoretical tests and an assessment of practical in-company training. Only candidates who have completed the entire theoretic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-12

Annual repayments on loans are apportioned in the year in which the facility is commissioned for annual repayments falling due before the year in which the facility is commissioned and as they fall du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2311-12

…ment of the investment section arising at the close of the previous financial year; 2° For the balance, to the operating surplus carried forward or as an additional allocation to reserves. Where there…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-12

The local tax on outdoor advertising is collected by the competent public accountant.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-12

The sums allocated pursuant to articles R. 2334-10 and R. 2334-11 are used to finance the following operations:1° For public transport:a) Developments and equipment improving user safety, public recep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-120

…nsporting hydrocarbons or chemical products is set by deliberation of the municipal council after receiving the opinion of the pipeline operator. For pipelines declared to be in the public interest or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-12

A certified copy of the administrative account, as approved by the municipal council and examined by the prefect or sub-prefect, is sent by the accounting officer to the regional audit office, as part…

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