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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-44

Security surveillance for a period of two years may be ordered and, where appropriate, renewed by the regional court for security retention, in respect of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-8-2

The financial aid referred to in article R. 5132-8-1 is paid to the integration enterprise for each full-time position occupied. Where applicable, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the num…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-15

…aragraph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in person by the person concerned either to the police station or gendarmeri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-81

…amples together with the inspection reports approved by the qualified person referred to in Article L. 5142-1. The Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du tr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-8

On medical prescription, and provided that a doctor can intervene at any time, the masseur-physiotherapist is authorised : 1° To carry out vertebral elongations by mechanical traction, using manual or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R743-8

When an order terminates the foreign national's detention and the public prosecutor considers that he does not need to request the first president to declare the appeal suspensive, he returns the orde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-8

Sums of money, securities and transferable securities are remitted to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in return for a receipt issued by the depository institution. A mention of the deposit is m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Participation conditions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article R3123-8

Where the conceding authority decides to authorise economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area to take part in the concession award procedure, a candidat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R4113-83

The nullity or dissolution of the company may not be relied on as against third parties until the publication formalities relating to the nullity or dissolution provided for in this sub-section have b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article R2361-8

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications shall be thirty-seven days from the date on which the contract notice was sent or thirty days where the notice was sent electronically.Where a situat…

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