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

Article R2213-35

Cremation takes place:- where death occurred in France, not less than twenty-four hours and not more than six days after death;- where death occurred in the overseas collectivities, New Caledonia or a…

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

Article R2213-33

Burial or deposit in a temporary vault takes place:-if the death occurred in France, at least twenty-four hours and no more than six days after the death;-if the death occurred in the overseas collect…

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

Article R2213-37

Cremation of the remains of exhumed bodies is authorised, at the request of the next of kin, by the mayor of the commune of the place of exhumation.

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-3

To manage the departments under his authority, the Chief Executive Officer of Caisse des dépôts et consignations may be assisted by one or more Deputy Chief Executive Officers, as well as by directors…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-3

The proposed transfer to another Member State of the European Community of the registered office of a société européenne registered in France, as provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 229-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

I. - Supervision of compliance by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

In the event of the formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entitie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article D6327-3

The tasks of the coordination support system are carried out by a single legal entity for each territory, which has signed a multiannual contract for objectives and resources with the relevant regiona…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-34

Renewal of one of the work permits referred to in articles R. 5221-32 and R. 5221-33 may be refused where : 1° The foreign national concerned fails to comply with the terms of the work permit he or sh…

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