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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-13

The transport of the body of a person of full age who has consented to donate their body after their death for the purposes of medical teaching and research, pursuant to article L. 1261-1 of the Publi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23-1

Credit institutions wishing to establish a branch in application of I ofArticle L. 532-23 are subject to the procedure provided for in I ofArticle L. 511-27, subject to the observations and opinions o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-13

If the condition of a sick or injured person requires urgent care, the Director shall take all measures to ensure that such urgent care is provided. He shall decide on admission, even in the absence o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-13

The request to obtain one of the derogations provided for in articles L. 3132-14 and L. 3132-16 shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents and the opinion of the trade union delegates…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-1

The personal data recorded relating to the user of the automated processing is as follows: 1° Surnames, first names and title; 2° The authorisation granted to the user for the appointment of labour tr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-13

…h their own tax authority that exercise competence for tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 and L. 5722-6 that levy tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax, as well as th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-13

…'s approval of the plan shall result in the automatic lifting of any ban on issuing cheques in accordance with Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, implemented on the occasion of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-3

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, the change of matrimonial property regime obtained in application of the foreign law governing the effects of the union is mentioned in the mar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-4

If this change has given rise to a decision by a French court, the mention in the margin of the marriage record or the entry in the annexed civil register is made in accordance with the second, third…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-5

Where a marriage contract has been made in France, the spouses or one of them shall send to the notary holding the record of the contract, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a copy…

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