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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-8

For the representatives of the staff mentioned in 1° of Article R. 6156-2, each list of candidates includes a number of women and a number of men corresponding to the proportion of women and the propo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article L311-8

Infringements of the provisions applicable to hotel classification and prices are punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros. Articles L. 490-1 to L. 490-4 of the French Commercial Code apply.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-8

In the month following receipt of the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 takes the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-8

…disseminate the messages provided for in article L. 451-7 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-8

…overy plan, with knowledge of the debtor's situation, to enter into one of the acts mentioned in 1° and 2° with the debtor or to receive an irregular payment from the debtor; 4° For any person, to pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-8

…nors who inform the Commission of their refusal to consent to the disclosure of their identity data and the non-identifying data referred to in Article L. 2143-3 or who do not respond to the Commissio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-8

…r treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater collection and transport works. This description is updated at intervals set by decree in order to take into ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-8

…tional days of leave per dependent child, without the cumulative number of additional days of leave and annual leave exceeding the maximum annual leave provided for in article L. 3141-3. A child livin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-8

…otal amount of bonuses distributed to beneficiaries must not exceed 20% of the total gross salaries and, where applicable, of the annual remuneration or professional income of the beneficiaries mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-8

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set…

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