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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Unavailability, early release and delivery of sums

Article L3334-15

Without prejudice to the cases of early release provided for in article L. 3334-14, the sums or values registered in the participants' accounts are paid out in the form of a life annuity acquired for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7124-10

The president, vice-presidents and members of the council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. The Assembly of French Guiana shall make available to the Council the resources necessar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7226-10

The president, vice-presidents and members of the council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. The Executive Council of Martinique shall make available to the Council the resources ne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Delegates and mediators of the public prosecutor

Article R122-1

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civilian State personnel for the Ministry of Justice, natural persons an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-12

The payment service provider of the payee shall apply effective risk-based procedures, including procedures based on the risk assessment referred to in Article L. 561-4-1, to determine whether to carr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-11

I.-The payee's payment service provider shall apply effective procedures to detect whether, in the messaging or payment and settlement system used to effect a transfer of funds, the fields required to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and the Agence française de développement

Article L773-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the rig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-18

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2213-2-1, the mayor may, if there is an emergency, taking into account the health risk or in the event of rapid decomposition of the body, after obtai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-16

Only one body is admitted in each coffin. However, the interment in the same coffin of the bodies is authorised:1° Of several stillborn children of the same mother or children born alive and then dece…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-17

The closing of the coffin is authorised by the mayor of the place of death or, where the first paragraph of article R. 2213-7, by the mayor of the place where the body is deposited, in compliance with…

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