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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-80

All funeral chambers are laid out in such a way as to ensure a separation between the area intended for receiving the public, comprising one or more display rooms, and the technical area intended for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-87

When the creation or extension of the funeral home has been authorised under the conditions provided for in Article R. 2223-74, its opening to the public is subject to compliance with the requirements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-83

The technical area comprises at least as many refrigerated compartments as there are display rooms. Each refrigerated compartment enables a temperature of between 0° and 5° C to be maintained at all t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-81

The display room is protected from the view of neighbours or outsiders by the use of non-transparent glazing or, where appropriate, any other permanent visual obscuring mechanism. The fixed partitions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-8

The share of expenditure borne by the local authorities for the construction and operation of secondary and special education establishments that were municipal on 1st January 1986, the date of transf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-8

Mayors remain responsible, under their own responsibility, for the remittance to beneficiaries of mandates ordered by them and payable in cash.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-8

The municipality's accounting officer shall attach to his accounts, as supporting documents, a statement of the landed property, annuities and movable claims making up the municipality's assets or an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article D2411-8

The resignations of the members of the syndicate commission shall be addressed to the president, who shall inform the mayor and the prefect or sub-prefect. The resignation of the president shall be ad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-8

Financial penalties may be transmitted, for the purpose of enforcement, to any Member State of the European Union in which the sentenced person has his habitual residence, possesses property or income…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article D49-8

The first president of the court of appeal shall designate by order, after consulting the general assembly of judges, the president or the councillor of the court of appeal responsible for presiding o…

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