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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 88-1

The deposit set pursuant to Article 88 guarantees payment of the civil fine that may be imposed pursuant to Article 177-2.The sum deposited is returned when this fine has not been imposed by the inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89-1

At the first hearing, the civil party shall be informed of his or her right to make a request for an act or to submit a motion for annulment on the basis of the Articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, 156…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-8

…is not continued by an open-ended contract, the employee is entitled, by way of additional salary, to an end-of-contract indemnity intended to compensate for the precariousness of his situation.This…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Relations between sports associations and companies and their supporters

Article D224-8

The sports association or company, in conjunction with the professional leagues, shall ensure that the person in charge of relations with supporters periodically undergoes "supporter relations" traini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article A123-80

…ormation or closure of the liquidation of a grouping, the Registrar shall draw up and send a notice to the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. The notice shall contain the na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-8

…a and French Polynesia, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-3, L. 1243-1, L. 1243-2-1, L. 1243-5 to L. 1243-9, L. 1244-1-1, L. 1244-1-2, L. 1244-5, L. 1245-6 and subject to the adaptations provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article D773-8

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 518-0-2 and D. 518-43 to D. 518-50no. 2019-1198 of 20 November 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article D774-8

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 518-0-2 and D. 518-43 to D. 518-50no. 2019-1198 of 20 November 2019

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-8

…ts must produce the documents specified in articles R. 1263-12, D. 8222-5 or D. 8222-7 or D. 8254-2 to D. 8254-5 of the French Labour Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R15-8

…hall be made by means of a request signed by the judicial police officer and delivered or addressed to the secretary of the commission, who shall issue a receipt. This application shall contain all re…

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