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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Deposit of a sum by the transport company that has disembarked a foreign national without the required documents

Article R821-8

The amount of the sum deposited by a transport company pursuant to article L. 821-9 is mentioned on the official report recording the breach provided for in article L. 821-12. If no deposit is made, t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-3

To be eligible for financial assistance for production and preparation, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 84 A

The provisions laid down by Article 100 bis of the General Tax Code are applicable, under the same conditions, for the determination of the taxable salaries of performing artists, holders of a contrac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-8

Declarations of accession or denunciation, made in application of articles L. 2261-3 and L. 2261-9, are deposited, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article D. 2231-4 and in 1 o of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-8

The statement of assignment contracts complies with a model laid down by order of the Minister for Employment. The statement includes for each user company: 1° The company name, address and main activ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article D2223-84

The technical area includes a preparation room with a usable floor area of at least 12 square metres, equipped with a washable and disinfectable preparation table accessible from at least three sides,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article D2223-82

The funeral home must have refrigeration equipment that allows the body to be displayed and that can be used in each display room. The latter are equipped with ventilation ensuring an air renewal of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (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
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article D2223-86

Funeral chambers meeting either French standards or the standards or technical specifications laid down in the regulations of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (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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