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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

The list of diseases that justify urgent local, national or international intervention and give rise to the alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-8

The organiser of the sporting event or competition must authorise one or more of his agents or representatives with the appropriate technical and legal skills to: 1° Process the data contained in the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

I.-Without prejudice to the right of ownership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-8

The Minister responsible for sport draws up a list of establishments under his supervision which are responsible for providing training for the diploma mentioned in article R. 212-1 when this diploma…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-8

The purchaser may increase the amount of the advance payment above 30% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2191-7. In this case, it may make payment conditional up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-8

As long as the proceedings concerned have not been closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I of article L. 464-2 and articles L. 462-8, L. 464-3, L. 464-6 or L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-8

The institution's Director General is appointed by order of the Minister for Sport for a period of four years, after receiving the opinion of a commission whose composition is set by order of the Mini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceeding limit values

Article R4451-81

Any worker whose health status exceeds one of the limit values set out in articles R. 4451-6, R. 4451-7 and R. 4451-8 will benefit from the health monitoring applicable to workers classified in catego…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-8

Each visit to the premises or places referred to in articles 60-1, 60-2 and 60-4 shall take place in the presence of the person concerned or their representative or, failing this, a person requested f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for consulting employee representatives specific to collective redundancies.

Article L1233-8

An employer who intends to make collective redundancies for economic reasons of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period shall convene and consult the Social and Economic Committee in…

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