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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-83

…o account :1° The support, information and advice provided in application of III of article R. 1333-86 ; 2° The reference level mentioned in II of article R. 1333-82;3° The harm associated with the im…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-8

…subsistence allowances calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés par l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-8

No person may be a member of a board of directors : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he has a direct or ind…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-8

…le L. 236-11, the second paragraph of article L. 236-12 and the second paragraph of article L. 236-28.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions.

Article R732-8

…ntered on the list provided for in Article L. 732-3, the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-18 to R. 742-23. With a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the public service of justice, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

Paying an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-8

Members of the board of directors or the operating board may not: 1° Take or retain an interest in undertakings connected with the public service authority; 2° Hold a position in such undertakings; 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-8

…New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of certain provisions of Law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 designed to improve the situation of victims of road traffic accidents and to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-8

I. - The economic interest group contract determines the organisation of the group, subject to the provisions of this chapter. It shall be drawn up in writing and published in accordance with the proc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-8

Articles L. 3114-1 and L. 3114-3 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book I of this Part are applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. For its application in the territory of the Wallis an…

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