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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Vehicles used for transporting bodies after coffining (R).

Article D2223-118

The distinctive signs of the user of the vehicle transporting the body after coffining and of other vehicles participating in funeral convoys are limited to three per vehicle, each with a surface area…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4421-15

The provisions of articles R. 4421-10 to R. 4421-14, insofar as they govern the operation of the Corsican Sites Council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", are applicable to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for financial assistance

Article 122-2

…122-17 and 122-18. The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animé…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-12

…212-17 and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-25

…utual insurance companies of shipowners, which insure only risks classified under classes 6, 12 and 17 mentioned in Article R. 321-1 or under class 17 mentioned in Article R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

…321-17 ; 4° To the production of video games, as provided for by art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Milk products, colostrum and milk or non-milk fats

Article R412-28

…thin CN code 0401" of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013, as amended, on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

…e Commission as meeting the adequacy criteria mentioned in Article 47(3) of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Directive 2014/56/EU. These…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

Transactions carried out by the guarantee fund comprise :Revenue :a) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article R522-2

Applications for approval must be accompanied by the following documents:1° The unique identification number;2° In the case of a company, a copy of the articles of association and the list of partners…

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