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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4352-8

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-8

…any laboratory approved or recognised in application of articles L. 202-1 to L. 202-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, any laboratory carrying out expert assessments in application of articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-8

…ction of the mayor or deputy mayors, the members of the municipal council are convened in the forms and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 2121-10 à L. 2121-12. The notice convening the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial company

Article L247-8

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for a liquidator, in bad faith: 1° Making use of the assets or credit of the company in liquidation that he knows to be contrary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of liability

Article L481-8

Damages and interest are assessed on the day of the judgment, taking into account all the circumstances that may have affected the consistency and value of the loss since the day the damage occurred,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-8

The arrondissement council is made up of the municipal councillors or Paris councillors and the arrondissement councillors elected in the arrondissement or group of arrondissements, in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-8

…tronic recording device.In addition, files may be kept containing, in alphabetical order, the names and addresses of the holders of securities, together with an indication of the number, category and,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-8

…ry of his normal term of office, he shall be replaced within three months by the first non-elected candidate on the list. If there are no further non-elected candidates on the list, an election shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-8

…rred to in article D. 5135-7 includes the following information in particular: 1° The name, address and legal form of each party to the agreement, as well as the name and function of each signatory; 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-8

The author must guarantee to the publisher the peaceful and, unless otherwise agreed, exclusive exercise of the assigned right. He is obliged to enforce this right and to defend it against any infring…

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