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

Article L2223-27

…free for people without sufficient resources. When the public service mission defined in article L. 2223-19 is not provided by the commune, the commune shall pay the funeral expenses of these persons.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-8

Municipalities which had municipal boards before 28 December 1926 have the option of retaining the form of simple or direct board in force unless they prefer to accept the provisions of this chapter.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article L2214-1

The State police system may be established in a commune according to its security needs. These needs are assessed with regard to the permanent and seasonal population, the location of the municipality…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-2

…esponsibility in their own budgets for expenditure on the public services referred to in article L. 2224-1.However, the municipal council may decide on such assumption of responsibility when it is jus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-2

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the m…

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

Article L2223-23

…ther or not under their brand name, usually provide families with the services listed in article L. 2223-19 or define this provision or organise funerals must be authorised for this purpose in accorda…

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

Article L2223-21-1

The estimates provided by the régies and authorised companies or associations must comply with model estimates established by order of the minister responsible for local authorities.These estimates, u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-2

…ell or sealed on a funerary monument within a cemetery or a cinerary site referred to in article L. 2223-40;- or scattered in a space set aside for this purpose in a cemetery or a cinerary site referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-1

…f the place of death or in the nearest space set aside for this purpose referred to in l'article L. 2223-18-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-14

…s listed below, grant in their cemeteries: 1° Temporary concessions for a maximum of fifteen years; 2° Thirty-year concessions; 3° Fifty-year concessions; 4° Perpetual concessions.

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