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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-8

The primary budget of the local authority is sent to the State representative in the department no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles L. 1612-2 and L. 1612-9 F…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-8

I. - Without prejudice to articles L. 115-16 of the Consumer Code and L. 722-1 of this code, registered names are protected against: 1° Any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide banking services

Article L772-8

Articles L. 532-16 to L. 532-27 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-8

The provisions of a legislative nature of a deliberation taken on the basis of the authorisation provided for in article LO 4435-6 may only be amended by a law if the law expressly so provides. Simila…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-8

The provisions of articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-14 applicable to syndicats de communes are applicable to syndicats mixtes associating exclusively communes, établissements publics de coopération inter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-8

From 1st January following the date of their creation, the communities of communes and the communities of agglomeration of French Polynesia receive an allocation in respect of the inter-municipality g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-8

Articles L. 612-24, L. 612-26 and L. 612-44 apply to all entities located in a Member State or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, whether regulated or not, that are pa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-8

The tax is payable upon receipt of the proceeds of public resources and payment of the other sums mentioned in 1° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-8

The importation of embryonic stem cells for research purposes is subject to the prior authorisation of the Agence de la biomédecine. This authorisation may only be granted if the applicant for authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-8

Mergers carried out solely between sociétés par actions are subject to the provisions of this sub-section and those of sub-section 1 of this section which are not contrary to them. Mergers involving t…

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