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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-8

The patient's right to free choice of practitioner and healthcare establishment and of the method of care, whether outpatient or at home, in particular where palliative care is involved within the mea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-8

…the borrower is only obliged to repay the capital in accordance with the agreed repayment schedule and, where applicable, to pay any interest not forfeited by the lender. Sums already received by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-8

The procedures for using delegation hours for more than one month are defined by regulation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-8

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 329-7, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article R314-8

…the case of a discounting transaction, the period rate is defined as the ratio between the interest and miscellaneous costs payable by the borrower in respect of the discount and the amount of the dis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-8

…potential calculated in accordance with Article L. 3334-6 for both the Lyon metropolitan authority and the Rhône department takes into account the amount of the metropolitan compensation allowance de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-8

A member of the commission who wishes to terminate his or her appointment shall submit his or her resignation to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice. The resignation is not definitive until i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1311-8

In the case of a declassification of the public river domain of a territorial authority or group of territorial authorities, the public enquiry procedure provided for in the second paragraph of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article D546-8

Failure to comply with the time limits set out in articles D. 546-2 and D. 546-4 of this code and by articles D. 621-10 and D. 621-11 of the Penitentiary Code does not constitute a cause of nullity fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Asset management

Article R3213-8

…h the rules of civil law or after exercising the right of pre-emption on behalf of the départements and their public establishments may be paid to the vendor, after publication of the deed in the real…

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