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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article R552-8

If the asylum seeker accepts the offer of accommodation, the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office for Immigration and Integration) will inform them of the place to which…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-8

…ne the arrangements for enforcing the return order that are best suited to the circumstances of the case, the public prosecutor responsible for enforcing it may: - enlist the services of any qualified…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-89

A new licence is granted under the same terms and conditions as those set out in articles D. 211-86 and R. 211-87.However, the rector of the academic region may, by way of exception, issue a new licen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-8

The Minister responsible for sport draws up a list of establishments under his supervision which are responsible for providing training for the diploma mentioned in article R. 212-1 when this diploma…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for the participation of economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area

Article R2342-8

…o economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, it shall indicate in the call for tenders the accessibility criteria on the basis of which authorisation t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-8

On receipt of the application, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will arrange for the applicant to be examined in a medical-psychological centre. The results of these examinations are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-8

The National Conciliation Commission, which has its headquarters at the Ministry of the Merchant Navy, has jurisdiction over collective disputes affecting the entire national territory or several Dire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-248

If, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-8

The administrative authority referred to in Article L. 490-5 is the head of the national investigations department of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-8

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering to meet a need with an estimated value of less than €40,000 excluding tax or for lots with an estimated value of l…

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