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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article R532-8

I. - Before granting authorisation as an investment firm to an applicant that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an insurance company, reinsurance company, credit institution, investment firm or po…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 M

The amount of the real estate security contribution may not be less than:a) €8 per registration mentioned in article 881 H or per declaration or reloading agreement mentioned in article 881 I;b) €15 p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-86

The sentence of home detention under electronic surveillance is suspended by any pre-trial detention or incarceration resulting from a custodial sentence occurring during its execution. In accordance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-8

The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will send the employer who has not fulfilled the obligations in terms of equal pay for men and women as defined in t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 223-8

When aid is granted for an annual distribution programme:1° For each film in the programme, the distribution company must submit, within fifteen days of its release in cinemas, the supporting document…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-8

The report provided for inarticle L. 511-14 of the French Construction and Housing Code, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1334-1-1, includes :1° An inspection of the premises t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-8

In order to issue the special payment vouchers referred to in B of article L. 1271-1 of this code, the specialised organisations and establishments or the establishments referred to in article L. 1271…

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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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Performers' rights

Article R212-8

…xercise the right to terminate the authorisation given to a phonogram producer provided for in article L. 212-3-1 notifies the producer of his intention to terminate by registered letter with acknowle…

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

Article R5132-86

I.-The production, including cultivation, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of the following are prohibited: 1° Cannabis, its plant and resin, pr…

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