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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-8

…and individual interviews are conducted by the civil registrar of the spouses' place of domicile or residence in France, or by the diplomatic or consular authority with territorial jurisdiction if the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 75

…the public prosecutor of the place of marriage may request the civil registrar to go to the home or residence of one of the parties to celebrate the marriage. In the event of imminent danger of the de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 194

The Public Prosecutor shall prepare the case for trial within forty-eight hours of receipt of the documents in matters of pre-trial detention and within ten days in all other matters; he shall submit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289-0

…there from which the supply of goods or services is made or, failing that, his domicile or habitual residence, and for which the purchaser or the customer established in France is liable for the tax,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

…a crime or one of the offences mentioned in 1° of this article; the criminal court of the place of residence of the convicted person or, if he is not resident in France, of the place where he applied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-346

The usual place of practice for a midwife is that of the professional residence in respect of which she is registered on the roll of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre, in accordance with article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-72

I. - The nurse's place of practice is that of the professional residence in respect of which he/she is registered on the roll of the Departmental Council of the Association. II. - If the needs of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article R214-218

The assets of the securitisation undertaking may consist of : 1° For securitisation undertakings: a) Debt securities, whether governed by French or foreign law, under the conditions defined in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

The person responsible for the bathing water shall make available to the public by posting, during the bathing season, in an easily accessible place in the immediate vicinity of each bathing water and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-9

At the end of the customs detention, the public prosecutor may order that the detained person be brought before him, a judicial police officer or a customs officer authorised under article 28-1 of the…

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