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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: MORTGAGES AND LIENS ON AIRCRAFT.

Article L122-4

The spare parts referred to in the previous article include all the component parts of aircraft, engines, propellers, radios, instruments, equipment, fittings, parts of these various components and mo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-4

The economic operator may resort to subcontracting when the contract is awarded and throughout its performance, provided that it has declared this to the purchaser and has obtained acceptance of the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-4

The mayor may, by reasoned order, prohibit access to certain roads or parts of roads or certain sectors of the municipality to vehicles whose traffic on these roads or in these sectors is likely to co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-46

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions applicable to the various methods of burial.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-45

A decree sets out the conditions under which a national thanatopractor's diploma is issued and is required of thanatopractors in order to benefit from the authorisation provided for in article L. 2223…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-44

Communal and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relativ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-4

A decree in the Council of State shall establish the list of industries authorised to benefit from the derogations to the weekly rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-5 to L. 3132-7 and for you…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4

A change in the person of the owner or manager of a café or public house selling alcohol for consumption on the premises must be declared in writing at least fifteen days in advance, in the same way a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

I.-A fine of 45,000 euros shall be imposed: 1° Any tobacco product manufacturer or importer who places a tobacco product on the market without having submitted the declaration defined in Article L. 35…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-4

The portions defined in 2° of A, 2° of B and C of Article L. 4434-3 and intended for the region, the department and the communes respectively undergo an increase at least equal to that of the departme…

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