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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-8

The Commercial Court, seised of a claim for payment relating to the operation of a business, may, if it makes an order and if the creditor so requests, by the same judgment order the sale of the busin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Postponement of transfer

Article L751-8

The detailed rules for the application of articles L. 751-2, L. 751-3, L. 751-4 and L. 751-6 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

Within a period of two months prior to the clinical trial of a veterinary medicinal product, the sponsor shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-8

Decisions by the Departmental Council regarding registration on the roll of private practice firms may be appealed under the conditions laid down in article L. 4112-4.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-11

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-53-2, the magistrate or court making the decision shall inform the person concerned and notify them of their obligations either orally or by registered l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-8

Failure to draw up internal rules applicable to trainees and apprentices, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-3, is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-8

The procedures for applying this chapter and in particular the conditions for issuing, suspending and withdrawing the authorisation for promotional communication provided for in article L. 1223-4 are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-8

The public prosecutor's appeal in cassation is made by a declaration to the registry of the Cour de cassation in accordance with the rules laid down in the first paragraph of Article R. 661-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article R4331-8

If requests for exemption from the courses and tests mentioned in article D. 4331-4 remain unanswered for more than four months, they will be deemed to have been rejected.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-8

Representatives of the Assembly of French Guyana participate in the work of the consultation body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of article L. 4433-4-7…

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