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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

When it does not constitute the violation mentioned in 4° of article L. 232-10, the fact that any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-8

Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, the general meeting of one of the persons referred to in I and II of Article L. 613-34 may, by a two-thirds majority, amend the articles o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-8

I.-Any contract entered into in breach of the substantive and formal rules set out in articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-5 shall be deemed to be for an indefinite period. II - Failure to comply with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-8

The rules set out in Articles L. 10 and L. 67 of the Electoral Code apply to electoral operations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-8-2

The public health institutions and health cooperation groups mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6133-5 of this code may entrust an agent with the execution of their expenditure or revenue…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-2

The professional retraining project mentioned in 4° of the I of article L. 4163-7 is supported by one of the operators financed by the institution mentioned in article L. 6123-5 as part of the profess…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-2

The regional development plan takes into account: 1° State programmes and, in order to harmonise them, those of local and regional authorities and their public establishments and services; 2° The nati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-8-1

The occupational health and prevention service includes a multi-disciplinary unit for the prevention of occupational deintegration responsible for: 1° Proposing awareness-raising initiatives; 2° Ident…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-8

I. - In the month following the implementation of an internal bailout measure in respect of a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 for the purposes indicated in 1° of I of Article L. 613-55, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-8-9

Once the offences provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, to the seizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equipment speciall…

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