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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-8

Where the assignment involves the practice of a regulated medical or paramedical profession, the temporary employment agency will check that the employee is duly authorised to practise.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-8

The penalties for importing or exporting organs, tissues, cells and cell products for therapeutic purposes in breach of the provisions adopted for the application of articles L. 1235-1, L. 1245-5 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the public fire and rescue establishment of Corsica

Article L1424-84

The fire and rescue services in Corsica may decide, by concordant deliberations of their board of directors, to create a Corsican public fire and rescue establishment.The provisions of section 5 of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-8

The issue, renewal of a residence permit and provision of a duplicate of a residence permit to foreign nationals mentioned in Articles L. 423-5, L. 423-17, L. 423-18, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 425-6 or L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local representative and former local representative

Article L2411-8

Local representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector. This authorisation is also required during the six months following the expiry of the local representative's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7125-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations are, at their request, placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 7125-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7227-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates or functions mentioned in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-8

The administrations and bodies concerned shall provide the administrative authority competent to issue the declaration receipt with all information relating to the situation of the entertainment promo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8

I.-The provisions of articles L. 5124-1 and L. 5124-2, with the exception of the provisions of the first paragraph of this article, apply to the medical supply establishments of the armed forces healt…

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