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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-8

By way of derogation from article L. 225-218 of the French Commercial Code, local semi-public companies are required to appoint at least one statutory auditor.This obligation also applies to companies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-8

…employers who repeatedly second employees under the conditions provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 or by a body with a mandate, may adjust the terms and conditions according to which the ob…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-8

The provisions of articles L. 1311-5 to L. 1311-7 are not applicable to the natural public domain.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-8

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2216-2, the transfer of management competencies provided for by this chapter to the benefit of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-8

All offences punishable under articles L. 163-2, L. 163-3 as regards the provisions relating to cheques and L. 163-7 are considered, for the purposes of the provisions relating to repeat offences, to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-8

The provisions of article L. 1113-7 are brought to the attention of the person admitted or accommodated or their legal representative in the case of a minor, at the latest on the day of their discharg…

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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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Repeal of the prohibition on return

Article L613-8

When a foreign national subject to a non-return ban issued in application of article L. 612-8 provides proof, no later than two months following the expiry of the period of voluntary departure from wh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-8

The supplier is required to offer the customer the option of entering into a single contract with the supplier for the supply and distribution of electricity or natural gas. In addition to the network…

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

Article L3123-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service statute shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 3123-7.

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