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Showing 19411950 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information retained by contracting entities

Article R2184-8

The contracting entity shall also keep the following information: 1° The reasons for awarding a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering; 2° The reasons why it did not allocate the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and definitions

Article R1110-8

Discriminatory refusal of care, within the meaning of Article L. 1110-3, any practice intended to prevent or dissuade a person from having access to preventive measures or care, by any means whatsoeve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1161-8

Learning programmes are designed to improve patient care and the correct use of medicines. They are designed to encourage and monitor the appropriation of technical procedures carried out by patients…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-8

Applications for renewal must be submitted no later than three months before the end of the approval period to the Prefect of the département in which the main establishment of the legal entity or sol…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-84

1° If the sentence has been declared provisionally enforceable, pursuant to Article 471, within five days of the decision at the latest; 2° In other cases, within a maximum of thirty days from the dat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-8

Withdrawal of the funds arising from the payment of the shares may not be made by the company's agent until the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. If the company is not f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-87

In the exercise of their police powers, the president of the territorial council and the representative of the State implement the resources falling within the remit of the fire and rescue service und…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-85

In the event of a decision to interrupt the operation or at the end of the period set by the decision authorising the infiltration and in the absence of an extension, the undercover agent may continue…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-8

The social and economic committee and the mandataire judiciaire shall be informed and consulted on the measures that the debtor intends to propose in the draft plan in light of the information and off…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-8

Prior to the imposition of the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6, the administrative authority mentioned in article R. 522-7 informs the accused person in writing of the non-compliance of the s…

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