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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-60

…or establishment applying for authorisation to provide the conservation care referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the staff carrying out this care hold the national thanatopracto…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-64

The decision to suspend or withdraw authorisation, provided for by article L. 2223-25, may be taken for a single activity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-63

Any change in the information provided for in article R. 2223-57 must be declared within two months to the prefect who issued the authorisation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-6

In the absence of an agreement between the city council and all the arrondissement councils, articles R. 2511-7 to R. 2511-13 shall apply.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-2

…in a supplementary occupational pension fund, for several of the key functions mentioned in Article L. 354-1, with the exception of the internal audit function, which is independent of the other key f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651

A direct tax and turnover tax commission is set up within the jurisdiction of each administrative tribunal. It is chaired by the president of the administrative tribunal, by a member of this tribunal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-16

When the lender demands immediate repayment of the outstanding capital pursuant to article L. 312-39, it may claim compensation equal to 8% of the outstanding capital at the date of default.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

The following articles of the Electoral Code are applicable to preparatory polling operations and the conduct of voting operations: 1° Article R. 40 relating to the division of voters into polling sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-16

Sales are announced at least ten days in advance by public notice or, where applicable, by printed and distributed catalogues, special notices and public display of the items to be sold.The notice sha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment services

Article D753-16

Article D. 314-2 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017.

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