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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals temporarily residing on French territory

Article R426-13

For the application of the third paragraph of article L. 426-22, standard models for the agreement and appendix are established by order of the minister responsible for immigration. The agreement sets…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-138

…ating to the rechargeable mortgage (numbers 125 to 127 of Table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° With regard to the agreement to recharge a mortgage, according to the following…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-13

No clinical investigation may be carried out on a deceased person, in a state of brain death, without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her fam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-131

The composition, role and operation of the Comité national d'évaluation de la formation pratique des thanatopracteurs mentioned in Article D. 2223-123 and the conditions for organising the examination…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-130

A joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Health, published in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of the Interior and the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Health, sets t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article R2223-132

Preservation care is carried out with respect for the dignity of the deceased: 1° In the preparation room of the technical area of a mortuary under the conditions provided for by article D. 2223-84 ;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-13

The scheme provided for in this sub-section applies to quarries annexed to the undertakings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article D. 3141-12 as well as to workshops, worksites and other establis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-13

Officers are empowered to investigate and record breaches of the following provisions: 1° Du Title IV of Book VI of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the texts adopted for its application; 2° Ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article D2512-15-13

The Parisian council for safety and the prevention of delinquency and the fight against drugs, sectarian aberrations and violence against women and the delinquency prevention plan applicable in Paris…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Borrowings issued by the State

Article 132 bis

1 The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of article 125 A interest, arrears and all other proceeds from bonds, public bills and other negotiable debt s…

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