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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-8

…ge and failure to report ill-treatment, as provided for by the articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-22 à 222-33-1,223-3 et 223-4,223-15-2,225-16-2,312-1 à 312-9,313-1 à 313-3,322-1 to 322-4and 4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

…at Brussels on 26 May 1997, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 : 1° Any Community official in the service of an institution of the European Communities or of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-86

…ned under the conditions provided for in…

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

Article L225-86

Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between the company and one of the members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board, a shareholder holding more than 10% of the votin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 ter

a Indemnities, reimbursements and lump-sum expense allowances paid to company directors are, regardless of their purpose, subject to income tax. b These provisions apply: 1° In sociétés anonymes : to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article R1338-8

…uthorities affected by the presence of one of the species on the list provided for in article L. 1338-1 may appoint one or more territorial referents whose role, under their authority, is to:1° Identi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-8

In order to allocate the seats of the special negotiating body between the colleges in accordance with Article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 235…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8

The following may be prepared from blood or its components:1° Labile blood products, including in particular whole blood, plasma, the production of which does not involve an industrial process, whatev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8

…ge or for consideration, a veterinary medicinal product subject to the provisions of Articles 5 and 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and Articles L. 5141-9 or L. 5141-10 without first…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

For the purposes of assessing the thresholds mentioned in article L. 212-7, cinemas that are grouped together on the same site and which ... are considered to be part of the same cinema, whether or no…

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