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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-8

The written confirmation referred to in article R. 5138-7 is not required when the active substances imported come from a country on the list provided for in article 111b of Directive 2001/83/EC of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-8

The penalty decision may, where appropriate, be accompanied by a daily penalty payment. This penalty payment is notified in accordance with the same procedural rules as the main sanction. The amount o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-8

The persons mentioned in article L. 2421-6 may, in addition, purely and simply waive their rights. They are deemed to have waived them in the event of a refusal to acquire or lease or, in the absence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-8

…hen a single agreement is concluded within an economic and social unit in application of article L. 3322-2 for undertakings that are not included in the same consolidation or combination of accounts w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-6

…wing conditions: a) 1 lieutenant-colonel for at least 900 firefighters; b) 1 commander for at least 300 firefighters; c) 1 captain or 1 lieutenant for at least 60 firefighters ; d) 1 major for at leas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-8

…y the accused, within the period provided for either in the third or fifth paragraph of Article 495-3, shall be made:1° Either by letter addressed to the chief clerk of the court that handed down the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-83

Release of registrations shall be made by the representatives of the group of bondholders concerned.Except in the cases provided for in the contract of issue, the representatives of the group of bondh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-1

Other than the information prescribed in articles 752 or 753 as the case may be, the writ shall expressly set out, on pain of nullity, the individual cases presented by the plaintiff in support of his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-86

In the event of compulsory liquidation, the certificates of account registration of bearer bonds or, where applicable, the documents evidencing such bonds shall be deposited with the liquidator within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-8

In the cases provided for in articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6, the court may order, instead of personal bankruptcy, a ban on directing, managing, administering or controlling, directly or indirectly, eit…

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