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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-8

The application for approval or renewal of approval submitted by a modelling agency with a view to hiring children to carry out the activity referred to in 3° of Article L. 7124-1 must be accompanied…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-4

…e links and coherence, where applicable, between the actions carried out and school-time activities;8° the human resources devoted to the action programme.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-88

…ers bearing internal or external signs of recognition ; 7° ballot papers bearing offensive wording; 8° Propaganda documents used as ballot papers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-8

…ropean Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC;2° Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-8

Subject to the provisions of IIIa of Article L. 533-12, where the professional wishes to make available or provide the customer with information or documents on a durable medium other than paper, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-8

…lopment projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in second paragraph of article 254 of law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-8

…s and Futuna Islands: 1° In article L. 314-6, the words: "75,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "8,950,000 CFP francs"; 2° In article L. 314-14, the words: "L. 314-10 to L. 314-13" are replaced by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall provide the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority with the following information on an annual basis until 1 January 2021: a)…

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