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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article R2223-99-1

Silence kept for more than six months on the request for the creation and extension of crematoria provided for by

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article R561-37-1

The TRACFIN department shall keep records to ensure traceability of: 1° Requests for information that it sends, pursuant toArticle L. 561-27, to the public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-15-2

The votes are counted at the Council's head office, on the day of the election provided for in article D. 4233-7.It is carried out by a polling station set up for the election of each Council. The pol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-23-1

In order to allow a new apprenticeship contract to be signed in application of article L. 6222-18-2, an exception may be made to the minimum duration of the apprenticeship contract mentioned in the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article D6222-21-1

Within a period that may not be less than five calendar days from the date of referral to the mediator as provided for in article L. 6222-18, the apprentice shall inform the employer of his intention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion and remuneration

Article R6152-912-1

Associate practitioners working in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon receive a special monthly allowance, not subject to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-1

You can consult the full text with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VIII: Provisions specific to the courts of appeal after cassation.

Article 1037-1

In the event of referral back to the Court of Appeal, where the case was covered by the ordinary procedure, it shall be fixed within a short time under the conditions of Article 905. In this case, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L352-1

…he same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 321-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 321-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The adoption procedure

Article 1175-1

Within fifteen days of the date on which it has become final, at the request of the public prosecutor: 1° The decision pronouncing the full adoption is transcribed into the civil status registers of t…

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