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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting the foreign national's home

Article R733-13

The order is communicated to the public prosecutor. It shall be notified by any means and as soon as possible to the foreign national and his counsel, if he has one, as well as to the administrative a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-133

For the application of articles L. 2223-47 to L. 2223-51 and this sub-section, the competent authority is the territorially competent prefect by virtue of article R. 2223-56.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-136

The programme and organisational procedures for the aptitude test and adaptation course are set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Health.The adaptation course provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-135

The verification of the knowledge of the applicant for recognition of his professional qualifications provided for in article L. 2223-50 is made on the basis of supporting documents produced by the ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-134

I. - When an application for recognition of the professional qualifications provided for in article L. 2223-49, the Prefect shall acknowledge receipt of the applicant's file within one month of the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-137

With regard to thanatopractitioners, the minister responsible for health shall inform the prefect of the progress of the various phases of the application of the compensation measures provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-13

Every three years, in the two months preceding the anniversary of the date on which the licence was obtained, the beneficiary of the licence sends the Prefect referred to in article R. * 7123-9, by re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Service contracts.

Article R5323-13

The private employment agency sends to the public employment service agency commissioning the placement service and, in all cases, to Pôle emploi, the information relating to the jobseeker that is nec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-13

The person accommodated may request to remain in the place of accommodation beyond the date of the decision to leave the place of accommodation taken by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-13

The compensation provided for in

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