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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Exhumation (R).

Article R2213-42

…offin is found in a good state of preservation at the time of exhumation, it may only be opened if five years have elapsed since the death. When the coffin is found deteriorated, the body is placed in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-4

I.-Exceptionally, when the death has not occurred in a public or private health establishment or in an accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people mentioned in the article L. 313-12 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-62

…ed for in article R. 2221-17 and shall be submitted, for opinion, to the competent joint administrative commissions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-40

The régie may receive accepted bills of exchange in settlement of its receivables, endorse them or remit them for collection. Bills received in settlement may be discounted in accordance with commerci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The Director (R)

Article R2221-28

The Director, under the authority and control of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, is responsible for the operation of the régie. To this end: 1° He shall take the measures necessary to implemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Temporary storage (R).

Article R2213-30

Subject to the provisions of article R. 2213-26, the body is placed, regardless of the place of temporary deposit, in a coffin of a model provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 2213-25.

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

Article R2213-7

…ansport of corpses before coffining is carried out using specially equipped vehicles reserved exclusively for mortuary transport and meeting the conditions of articles D. 2223-110 to D. 2223-114.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2223-5

The opening of graves for new burials only takes place every five years.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-93

The financial account comprises: 1° The final balance of accounts; 2° The development of budget expenditure and revenue; 3° The balance sheet and profit and loss account; 4° The table of appropriation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-71

In the cases provided for in article L. 2221-7, the mayor shall take all emergency measures to remedy the situation in question. He reports on the measures taken at the next meeting of the operating c…

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