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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-28

…ard armed forces aircraft, provided that there are no grounds for refusing authorisation for burial and after compliance with the formalities prescribed in Article 81 of the Civil Code, a declaration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-27

Hermetically sealed coffins must be made of biodegradable material and meet composition, resistance and watertightness characteristics set by order of the minister responsible for health after receivi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-23

…nce of the body of a person who has died in the overseas collectivities, in New Caledonia or abroad and its transfer to the place of burial or cremation, as well as transit through French territory, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-26

The body is placed in a hermetically sealed coffin meeting the conditions set out in Article R. 2213-27 in the following cases: 1° If the person was suffering at the time of death from one of the tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-24

Authorisation to transport ashes outside mainland France or an overseas department is issued by the prefect of the department where the deceased was cremated or where the applicant resides.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-26

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer:1° Receives from the Banque de France the information it gathers under the provisions of Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-27

In order to identify all the accounts held in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-72 and the second para…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-28

In order to carry out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by Article R. 131-42 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article D518-0-2

…The members of the Supervisory Board referred to in 6° to 8° of article L. 518-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code receive fixed and variable fees for the performance of their duties, the terms of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article D522-1-2

The minimum capital of the payment institutions referred to in article L. 522-11-1 is set at 40,000 euros.

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