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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

I. - The agents performing the same duties in French Polynesia and New Caledonia as those performed by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-8-1

The provisions of article L. 1618-2 of the General Local Authorities Code relating to exemptions from the obligation to deposit the funds of local authorities and their public establishments with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-8

If the authorization given in application of article L. 212-3 provides for proportional remuneration, the phonogram producer may not deduct contractually defined advances or deductions from the remune…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-8-1

The employee may object to the occupational physician responsible for monitoring his state of health having access to his shared medical file referred to inarticle L. 1111-14 of the Public Health Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-8-1

I. - Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any credit or financial institution referred to in Article L. 511-22 or Article L. 511-23 may, when carrying on business in France, use the same nam…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8-1

Cinematographic development projects are only submitted to the departmental cinematographic development commission for review if they are accompanied by an indication of the person who will hold the o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L812-8-1

The persons mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 are subject to the rules of incompatibility set out in their statutes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-8-2

Inclusion on the list defined in article L. 1121-15 of clinical trials prior to the granting of marketing authorisation is compulsory.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-6

…management board of the management company appoints the fund's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The appointment of an…

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

Article L4433-8-1

The regional development plan is compatible with: 1° The flood risk management objectives defined by the flood risk management plans adopted in application of article L. 566-7 of the Environment Code,…

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