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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-8-1

…cation of this Code, with the exception of Part Two, employees made available, in whole or in part, to one or more of its members by an employers' group are not taken into account in the workforce of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-8

The secretariat of the Commission Départementale d'Aménagement Cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission) ensures that applications for cinematographic development authori…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-84-1

When the French Anti-Doping Agency decides to reject or grant an application for recognition of a Therapeutic Use Exemption issued by an International Federation or a body referred to in 4° of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-8-1

…f the Greater Paris metropolitan area, are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for in the budget for the current year, with the first payment being made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article R*1173-8

If the authorities do not respond to an application for authorisation within two months, the application is deemed to have been rejected.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-8

…e of the owner of the building. However, the part of the non-collective sanitation fee that relates to the inspection of the design, siting and proper execution of the installations is invoiced to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Recognition of foreign qualifications

Article D212-84-1

The Commission for the Recognition of Qualifications referred to in article R. 212-84 is attached to the Minister for Sport. It is chaired by the Director of Sport or his representative. Its members a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-8

…from the knowledge verification tests complete a two-year full-time skills consolidation programme. To this end, they are assigned to a post on the basis of a commitment to take up a post provided by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-10

…nal composition provided for in 3° of Article 706-53-2, the person is informed by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor's delegate, who hands over the document provided for in article R. 53-8…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-12-8

…for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provided for in articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-1,222-3 to 222-6,222-23 to 222-26and 224-1 to 224-3 of the Penal Code and all offences…

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