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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-8

The professional trade unions of employees or employers and their associations, and the associations of employees or employers mentioned in article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-81

The persons mentioned from 1° to 5° of the I of article R. 5132-76 may only acquire narcotic substances and preparations classified as narcotics in an establishment holding the authorisation provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contract and cluster project

Article R6146-8

I.-On the basis of the organisation determined by the Director, the cluster contract referred to in article L. 6146-1 defines the objectives, particularly in terms of care policy and quality, assigned…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-8

…raph, on an experimental basis and for a period of three years from the date of promulgation of law no. du aimed at democratising sport in France, the representative of the State in the département or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-88

Any national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who is qualified to carry out all or some of the activities mentioned in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-8

The promoter is responsible for compensating for the harmful consequences of the performance study for the person taking part in it and their dependants, unless it can prove that the damage is not att…

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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-8

The measures taken by the insurance undertaking in application of 2° of I and 2° of II of article L. 131-4 only have effect in respect of requests to deal in the contract made after the last date on w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…ng to the reference price per seat determined under the conditions provided for in articles L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, included in the declaration of receipts r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-8

Any proprietary medicinal product or any other medicinal product manufactured industrially or by a method involving an industrial process, as well as any generator, kit or precursor which is not the s…

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