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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-89

Partners may only be held liable if the société civile or the société d'épargne forestière has previously been unsuccessfully sued. Each member is liable to third parties on the basis of his share in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-8

I.- If the panel mentioned in article L. 3211-9 issues an opinion to the effect that the measure of psychiatric care in the form of full hospitalisation to which a person mentioned in II of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-8

…irectors : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he has a direct or indirect interest, either personally or thro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-8

Any person shall be liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros if he or she: 1° Exercising for remuneration one of the functions of teacher, instructor, educator, trainer or leader o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 216-1 to L. 216-6 relating to delivery, supply and transfer of risk, is liable to an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,00…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-8

Subject to the provisions of 2° of article L. 411-10, the employer, after consulting the works council or, where there is no works council, the staff representatives or any other consultative body wit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-8

When the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is notified together with a decision on house arrest taken pursuant to article L. 731-1 or a decision on placement in detention taken…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-83

For the purposes of this paragraph, the gross wage bill is made up of all earnings and remuneration subject to social security contributions pursuant to the provisions of article L. 242-1 of the Socia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-8

In the branches that cover the activities of press companies, daily or periodical publications and press agencies, as well as the activities of companies communicating to the public by electronic mean…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-8

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The time limit within which the commission mentioned in I and I bis of article L. 4111-2 must give its opinion ; 2° The composition and…

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