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Showing 37213730 of 62179 articles for Art. 25-8 II al. 2

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-8

When the formalities provided for in Article 171-2 have been complied with and the marriage has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country, it shall be entered in the civil status registers…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-82

…the general conditions mentioned in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional and interregional councils

Article D4311-86

…ic sector; b) The second fraction comprises two private-sector nurses and two public-sector nurses; 2° For councils composed of two pairs of self-employed nurses, two pairs of nurses employed in the p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…of the average sales achieved over this same period by all the cinemas eligible for exceptional aid;2° Sales are defined as the proceeds from the sale of admissions or, in the case of a cinema access…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Arrangements for placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article R61-8

…the first president of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the commission sits, chairman; 2° The regional prefect, prefect of the defence zone within whose jurisdiction the commission sits,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-3

…y if there are reasonable grounds for doing so based solely on the criteria set out in Article R. 532-8-1, or if the information provided by the proposed acquirer pursuant to Article R. 532-8-2 is inc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Management operations.

Article A431-8

…debt ; Sundry creditors ; Advances. Other detailed liabilities. Results - Surplus for the year. Total. 2° General operating and profit and loss account. Debit side : Expenses for benefits paid Add: p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disciplinary chamber of first instance

Article R4311-89

…ll for the area in which the chamber is located.The Chamber sits in panels of at least five members.2° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published roll exceeds 10,000, twelve full…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-1

…cation number (NIA) mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 161-1 of the Social Security Code.II - Any other identifier may only be used to reference health data if it is impossible to access th…

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