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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-6

I.-The waste mentioned in 4° of article R. 1335-8-1 is managed under the following conditions: 1° By way of derogation from the first paragraph of article R. 1335-6, this waste is collected separately…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-15

…ph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in person by the person concerned either to the police station or gendarmerie unit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-10

The State guarantee referred to in article R. 442-8-9 is granted in respect of cover pursuant to e of 1° of article L. 432-2 to companies authorised to carry out credit insurance operations in France…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-6

…ecome aware pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-53-5or the second paragraph of Article 706-53-8.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-10

…utor or the public prosecutor's delegate, who hands over the document provided for in article R. 53-8-9 to the interested party.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-2

…prefect, a file describing the training and organisation arrangements provided for in article R. 49-8-1. This file includes the following information: 1° The name of the organisation or person providi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-11

…e of 1° of Article L. 432-2 is defined as follows: 1° When, in application of 1° of Article R. 442-8-10, the cover provided by the body referred to in Article L. 432-2 consists of a complementary ins…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Fresnes centre

Article R53-8-75

…snes national public health establishment, subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R. 53-8-77 and articles R. 541-17 and R. 541-18 du code pénitentiaire.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-1

The medicinal products mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8 are manufactured in accordance with the good practices provided for in article L. 5138-3, subject to adaptations made necessary by s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable to employees with fixed-term employment contracts.

Article L2421-8-1

…itted at the end of the contract to renewing the contract for the following season, article L. 2421-8 does not apply when the fixed-term contract comes to an end.

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