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Showing 18811890 of 70794 articles for Art. R 143-1 à R 143-3 · Cass. com. 28 April 2004 · Cass. com. 20 October 1998 · Cass. com. 7 March 2000 · Cass. com. 25 February 2003 · Loi 2015-990 du 6 août 2015

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-78

Investments eligible for an allocation under the first part of the special assistance scheme include, on the one hand, investments whose purpose is to construct, renovate, restructure, extend or make…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

Investments for the purpose of building, renovating, restructuring or making accessible as provided for in articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation for the ben…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-20

An order by the ministers responsible for customs and health determines the administrative and technical procedures for issuing the import authorisation, covering in particular the elements mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Burial (R).

Article R2213-31

Any burial in the cemetery of a commune is authorised by the mayor of the commune of the place of burial. This authorisation may be sent by dematerialised means.Any cemetery assigned in whole or in pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Burial (R).

Article R2213-32

The burial in a private property of the body of a deceased person is authorised by the prefect of the department where the property is located upon certification that the formalities prescribed by Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Burial (R).

Article R2213-33

Burial or deposit in a temporary vault takes place:-if the death occurred in France, at least twenty-four hours and no more than six days after the death;-if the death occurred in the overseas collect…

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

Article R2223-67

The managers of a funeral home, mortuary or crematorium are required to adopt internal regulations that comply with the provisions set out in this paragraph. These rules must be displayed in full view…

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

Article R2223-69

The staff of public authorities, companies, associations and their authorised establishments have access to funeral chambers and mortuary rooms under the conditions set out in articles R. 2223-75 and…

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

Article R2223-68

Managers of funeral chambers and crematoria file their dated and signed internal regulations, as soon as they are adopted and whenever they are amended, with the prefect who issued them with the autho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to commercial matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 38

The procedure applicable before the commercial chamber of the tribunal de grande instance or before the tribunal de grande instance ruling in commercial matters is that followed before the tribunal de…

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