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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 R561-8

…ence permit of which they are the holder;2° Two recent, perfectly resembling, head-on, bare-head photographs, size 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm;3° Proof of address or a declaration of domicile referred to in artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

…nsured has not complied with the obligations arising from articles L131-4, L131-8, L131-12, L131-14 to L131-18, L134-4 to L134-12, L135-2, L162-2, L163-4 to L163-6 of the new French Forestry Code, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Auditing by the statutory auditors

Article L326-8

The statutory auditor shall verify that the information contained in the annual transparency report provided for in article L. 326-1 and in the database provided for in the first paragraph of article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-8

…s of this chapter do not apply when the rights in question are managed by the organisation pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 133-2, L. 134-3, L. 214-5, L. 217-2 and L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-8

The unaccompanied minor referred to in articles L. 521-9 to L. 521-12 is understood to be a minor temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of his or her legal representatives.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-8

…ion of the provisions of articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4 on pain of nullity and damages to the elected representative. Reinstatement or reclassification in the job is by right. Employers a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sporting events with no timekeeping, no ranking and no pre-set timetable

Article R331-8

The organiser of an event mentioned in 2° of article R. 331-6 submits a declaration to the territorially competent prefect no later than one month before the date of the event. For events taking place…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-8

The total number of days of leave which may be taken each year by all the employees of the establishment for the training provided for in this sub-section and in articles L. 2325-44 and L. 4614-14 rel…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2331-8

…contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in articles R. 2324-2 to R. 2324-4, the purchaser shall publish a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-8

…ion or media that are classified or protected in the interests of national security, the invitation to tender shall specify the requirements ensuring the protection of such information or media and th…

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