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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-8-2

…the Minister responsible for the economy. V. - Where IV of Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1 or L. 233-28-1 or VII of Article L. 233-28-2 is applied, the report shall clearly state the reasons for the omi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

I. - The national member shall be informed by the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor or the investigating judge of ongoing investigations or proceedings and of convictions relating to cases that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

…shall inform the national member as soon as possible of the action he intends to take on his proposal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…red to the regions as a result of the transfer of powers provided for in Article 21-1 of the loi n° 82-1153 du 30 décembre 1982 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the condi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-8

The agreement may be concluded for a maximum period of three years with structures showing prospects of economic viability; it may be renewed under the same procedure. The financial provisions of mult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

…1-2 to L. 1421-3 for the performance of their duties, in the version resulting from Order No 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to health p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

I.-Mutual insurance companies and mutual insurance group companies referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 may issue mutualist certificates from : 1° Their member-policyholders ; 2° Me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…roceedings initiated on the basis of one or more offences falling within the scope of the article 628, the counter-terrorism public prosecutor may communicate to the specialised intelligence services…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-8

…ropean or international framework may count towards the training obligation, under 5° of Article A. 822-28-3, provided that the persons concerned are active within the said committees or working group…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8-1

I.- When renewing an orthoptic prescription, the orthoptist may, after carrying out a refraction examination and unless the doctor expressly states otherwise on the prescription, adapt the optical cor…

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