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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

…1-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…21-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Sports associations in the workplace

Article L121-8

…ies. This association is set up in accordance with article L. 121-1 of this Code and article L. 432-8 of the Labour Code. The works council and the sports association agree annually on the objectives…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-80

…ancing. It also issues an opinion on the conclusion of agreements, as provided for inarticle L. 221-8 of the French Sports Code, designed to facilitate the employment of top-level sportsmen and women,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Historic buildings

Article D1421-8

In application of the provisions of article L. 1421-8, the rules relating to the custody and conservation of movable objects classified as historic monuments owned, assigned or deposited by local auth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific arrangements for enhanced individual monitoring

Article R4451-83

I.-The occupational health medical file referred to in Article L. 4624-8 for each worker is completed by : 1° The individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation provided by the employer under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-8

…ells for research purposes without having obtained the authorisation referred to in Article L. 2151-8 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 Euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-8

…R. 621-7 a document reproducing the terms of II of this article, as well as:1° Those of articles L. 812-2, L. 814-5, L. 814-10, the last paragraph of II of article L. 641-1, articles L. 641-8, R. 814-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-80

…n which the real estate investment trust holds a direct or indirect interest are covered by article 8 of the General Tax Code, are not liable, automatically or by option, to corporation tax or an equi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Travel documents

Article R561-8

…size 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm;3° Proof of address or a declaration of domicile referred to in article R. 551-8.

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