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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-85

Spring water may only undergo treatments or additions determined by order of the ministers responsible for consumption and health. This order lays down the technical conditions of use and, where appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-84

…emergence and during marketing, it respects or satisfies the quality limits or references, relating to microbiological and physico-chemical parameters, defined by order of the ministers responsible fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-86

Where the labelling of a soft drink indicates that it is made from spring water, the spring water must comply with the provisions of this chapter.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-8

For new housing developments, the preliminary design and final design studies may be carried out in a single design phase.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-8

The duration of the traineeship is one year. It is reduced to three months for the persons mentioned in article R. 742-3.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article R4163-8

…declares, as part of the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code to the management body at local level or to the fund mentioned inarticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and M…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to outdoor screenings

Article D214-8

Authorisation to organise the open-air film screenings referred to in 6° of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-8

Without prejudice to any criminal penalties that may be incurred, an account holder who is provided with a sum greater than that to which he is entitled pursuant to the articles of this chapter shall…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-8

The purchaser may not accept an economic operator proposed by the candidate, tenderer or holder as a subcontractor if it is placed in a case of exclusion mentioned in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-8

When asylum protection has been granted to a minor who alleges a risk of sexual mutilation, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will ask her, for as long as the risk…

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