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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-8

…id is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-8

In order to identify all the accounts held in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-72 and the second paragraph…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-8

…o a subsidiary allocation account mentioned in article L. 134-2 are recorded in the allocation balance sheet provided for in b of article R. 342-1 at their realisable value, determined in accordance w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-8

…5, R. 762-10 and R. 762-11 are made electronically via the public website of the Ministry of Commerce. The acknowledgement of receipt referred to in article R-762-5 and the receipts referred to in ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-8

The general meetings of the European Company shall be subject to the rules laid down in Section 3 of Chapter V of this Title in so far as they are compatible with the aforementioned Council Regulation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-8

For the application of article L. 464-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 462-8, the general rapporteur may set deadlines for the production of statements, supporting documents or obse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 F

…n article 8 of the decree of 9 April 1956 on the creation and operation of special mortgage archive centres is set at €5 per person for whom the information is requested.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…ation provided for in article L. 4211-6 to comply with the obligation to implement a pharmacovigilance system, to manage the pharmacovigilance system permanent file and to carry out periodic audits;2°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-8

The adaptations to Articles R. 531-2, R. 531-4, R. 531-5, R. 531-6, R. 531-7, R. 531-11 and R. 531-17, provided for in 1° to 7°of Article R. 591-7, apply to asylum applications registered in French Gu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L936-8

…11-4 of the Labour Code are the New Caledonian institutions responsible for implementing the insurance scheme against the risk of non-payment of wages, in the event of receivership or liquidation proc…

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