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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-8

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular : 1° The presentation and content of the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 ; 2° The l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-8

Any person who fails to comply with the obligations laid down in articles L. 551-3 and L. 551-4 shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros. Failure by the manager to comply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-8

Unless he belongs to section E, a pharmacist with different pharmaceutical activities may be registered on the roll of several sections of the order.Any pharmacist who is a volunteer fire-fighter phar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-8

Where the opening of an establishment is subject to the intervention of a ministerial decree or order, approval of that establishment as a general shop is granted by that decree or order.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-8

Disabled workers recruited in application of the provisions of Chapter II may not, in the event of a relapse of the disabling condition, benefit from the special advantages granted in the event of ill…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-8

The screenings mentioned in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article L721-8

The administrative authority may require a foreign national who has been granted a period of time to leave to surrender their passport or any document proving their identity, under the conditions laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-8

For the application of Article L. 4126-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the words: "Articles 643 and 644 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "locally applicable rules of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration of the holder

Article L2213-8

The contractor's remuneration is paid by the purchaser as from the completion of the compulsory main tasks mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1112-1 and throughout the duration of the cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-8

The employer must check with the relevant local authorities that the foreign national holds the document authorising him/her to work in France, unless the foreign national is registered on the list of…

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