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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-44

…rvision, socio-judicial monitoring or secure detention, in accordance with the articles 723-37, 763-8 et 706-53-19. The regional court for security retention shall rule on a proposal from the multidis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82-1

…to professional equality between women and men mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2312-18 of the Labour Code and in article L. 1142-8 of the same code, where these apply, as well as on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-1

…le, to cover his remuneration during the vocational retraining leave referred to in article L. 4163-8-4.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-2

…is notified after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in Article L. 324-8-1, the stipulations of that contract cease to have effect with regard to that rights holder as soo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article D3332-8-1

…e contribution ceiling provided for in the regulations and the ceiling mentioned in article R. 3332-8 of this code.

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

Article R53-8-9

…the conditions under which they must be met in accordance with the provisions of the articles R. 53-8-13 to R. 53-8-15. This document informs the person entered in the file that the State administrati…

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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 R49-8-3

…perator. This file includes the following information:1° The order mentioned in II of Article R. 49-8-2; 2° The identity of the officer concerned; 3° Proof of the training followed by this officer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-8-1

Examination committees, which may include the specialist examiners referred to in article A. 822-8, present to the selection board, under whose authority they are placed, proposals for marking candida…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Delegation of powers

Article L1111-8-2

…nter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, the delegation is governed by article L. 1111-8. When the delegator is the State, the delegation is governed by article L. 1111-8-1. Where the del…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-5

…ted of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments suspected of infringing a registered tr…

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