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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-8

Prefects may, by decree, impose special equipment and operating standards for protection against fire hazards and major natural and technological risks. In certain areas of classified resorts, prefect…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-8

If no voluntary surrender is made within the time limit set, the distraining creditor may apply to the enforcement judge in the place where the third party holder of the property resides for an order…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article R722-8

The judge seised by the debtor pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 722-5 decides by order.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-8

Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of article L. 6223-1 is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Actions for nullity of partition

Article 887-1

The partition may also be annulled if one of the co-heirs has been omitted from it. The omitted heir may, however, request to receive his share, either in kind or in value, without annulling the parti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article R6153-82

Hospital pharmacy students may not be assigned to the same training unit more than twice. They may not be assigned to the same unit for less than two months or more than four months. The assignment of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-8

In order to carry out their duties, the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance have access, at their request, to anonymised data held by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-80

The person concerned by the judicial measure for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration may at any time inform the sentence enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court of any chang…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-80

The Articles of Association set the number of votes each partner has. A partner may give a written mandate to another partner to represent him at the meeting. The meeting may only validly deliberate i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-8

…competition must authorise one or more of his agents or representatives with the appropriate technical and legal skills to: 1° Process the data contained in the database referred to in article R. 333…

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