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Showing 35213530 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

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

Article R2213-36

When the cremation is carried out in a commune other than that in which the coffin was closed, a copy of the declaration of transport is immediately sent, by any means, to the mayor of the commune of…

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

Article R2213-34

Cremation is authorised by the mayor of the commune of death or, if the body has been transported before committal, of the place where the coffin is closed.This authorisation, which may be sent by dem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Explosion prevention

Article R4216-31

Buildings and premises are designed and constructed in such a way as to comply with the provisions relating to explosion prevention set out in articles R. 4227-42 to R. 4227-54.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-1

When assessing the acquisition or extension of a direct or indirect qualifying holding in the capital of an investment firm referred to in I of Article L. 531-6, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-8

Prior to the vote on the first budgetary deliberation following its renewal, the metropolitan council shall draw up its budgetary and financial regulations.The metropolitan authority's budgetary and f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-49

The person placed under secure supervision is supervised by the sentence enforcement judge in whose jurisdiction the person is ordinarily resident, assisted by the prison integration and probation ser…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-81-1

The members of the committee referred to in article 720-5 are appointed for a term of five years. If the importance of the cases to be dealt with by the Commission so warrants, the First President of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

Appendix 13-8 Table 1 - Natural radioactivity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-8-1

When the manager of the fund for the individual right to training mentioned in article L. 1621-4 notes a breach by one of the training bodies mentioned in article L. 1221-3 of this code or article L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Recognition of foreign qualifications

Article D212-84-1

The Commission for the Recognition of Qualifications referred to in article R. 212-84 is attached to the Minister for Sport. It is chaired by the Director of Sport or his representative. Its members a…

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