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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-8

The prefect, president of the Corsican sites council, may be represented by another member of the prefectural body in office in Corsica or, with regard to the permanent delegation mentioned in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-8

A proprietary medicinal product covered by the regulations on poisonous substances may not be unpackaged by the dispensing pharmacist with a view to its incorporation into a magistral preparation.This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-89

When article L. 2171-1, the second paragraph of article L. 4221-5 and articles L. 4231-4 and L. 4231-5 of the Defence Code are not applied, the salaried reservist is entitled to an annual leave of abs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-82

…e with the levels of funding set by joint order of the minister responsible for vocational training and the minister responsible for disabilities.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-6

…s for exercising the right to object provided for in article L. 324-8-2, the procedures for issuing and withdrawing the authorisation provided for in article L. 324-8-3 and the publicity measures prov…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-8

The period of registration on the list of elite sportsmen and women in one of the categories provided for in articles R. 221-4, R. 221-5 and R. 221-6 may be extended for a period of one year, followin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 L

…here they involve the low-income housing bodies specified in l'article L. 411-2 of the Construction and Housing Code and the other bodies and local authorities indicated in articles L. 432-1 to L. 432…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-80

The examination of the accounts of the mandatary appointed under a mandate for future protection (number 39 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee based on the highest chapter, in revenue o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-8

The election of the representatives of the regions and the Corsican collectivity shall take place by means of ballot papers sent by registered post or lodged against receipts with the secretariat of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-8

Holders of the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures previously governed by Decree no. 81-537 of 12 May 1981 relating to the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures are considered, for the purposes…

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