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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative and litigation procedure

Article D312-8-1

…nistrative appeal lodged with the authorities mentioned in articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is deemed to have been rejected on the same grounds as those of the contested decision. The administration wil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-8

…health data collected in the course of preventive, diagnostic, care or social and medico-social monitoring activities, on behalf of the natural or legal persons responsible for producing or collecting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-8-1

Transport before committal of a deceased person to a funeral home is subject:1° To a written request:- either from the person who is entitled to provide for the funeral and provides proof of his or he…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions for hunting accidents occurring in mainland France.

Article L421-8

…for compensating for personal injury caused by all acts of hunting or destruction of animals likely to cause damage in those parts of the territory where the insurance set up by article L. 423-16 of t…

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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

…within whose jurisdiction the commission sits, or his representative; 3° Of the inter-regional director of prison services with jurisdiction over the court of appeal where the commission sits, or his…

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

Article 689-8

…offence provided for in Articles 435-1 and 435-7 of the Criminal Code or of an offence detrimental to the European Union's financial interests within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the Eu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Management operations.

Article A431-8

On 31 December each year, the caisse centrale de réassurance shall draw up an inventory of the fund for the adjustment of certain annuities awarded as compensation for loss caused by a motorised land…

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

Article R4311-89

In addition to its Chairman, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance shall comprise :1° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published roll is less than or equal to 10,000, six ful…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-8

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors establishes a policy for the remuneration of corporate officers. This policy must be consistent with…

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

Article R1111-8-1

…aragraph 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 the national health identifier, so as not to…

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