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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-8

Payment of the fixed fine or the deposit is made in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of article R. 49-3.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-8

…sing judicial police powers, the prison services or the judicial youth protection services in order to be handed over or transmitted in paper format. Documents that have been digitally signed within t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-8

The following may practise the profession of orthotist or chiropodist: 1° Holders of the French State orthoprosthetist diploma or the French State chiropodist diploma mentioned in article D. 4364-7 ;…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-8

The responsible authority shall keep the decisions transmitted by the court registries for a period of five years before destroying them.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-8

Right holders are not, however, obliged to take the measures set out in Article L. 331-7 where the work or other subject-matter protected by a neighbouring right is made available to the public under…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration of the holder

Article L2213-8

The contractor's remuneration is paid by the purchaser as from the completion of the compulsory main tasks mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1112-1 and throughout the duration of the cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-8

…t in negotiations, as well as in meetings of the joint bodies that they set up, provisions relating to the procedures for exercising the right to be absent, compensation for loss of wages or the maint…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2391-8

In the case of a contract with instalments, an advance is paid to the contractor for each instalment completed under the conditions set out in sub-section 1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Disclosure of criteria and implementation procedures

Article R2352-8

For contracts awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, the award criteria shall be weighted or, where weighting is not possible for objective reasons, shall be indicated in descending order…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R242-8

The failure to provide the consumer with an electricity or natural gas supply contract in writing or available on a durable medium under the conditions set out in article L. 224-4 is punishable by the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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