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Showing 58415850 of 9215 articles for Art. 8 janv. 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R661-7

…t to the clerk of the court for completion of the publicity measures provided for in Article R. 621-8 when the judgment reverses a decision subject to publication. He notifies the judgment to the part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-11

…paragraph of Article L. 1331-1 and the articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3, L. 1331-6, L. 1331-7, L. 1331-8 and L. 1331-10 of the French Public Health Code is added to the revenue from charges and other rev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-9

The provisions of article D. 3171-8 do not apply: 1° To employees covered by collective labour agreements or agreements providing for fixed working hours where these agreements or agreements lay down…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-71

…n addition to his surname, the company name determined in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-91

…e Fonds d'insertion des personnes handicapées dans la fonction publique mentioned in article L. 323-8-6-1 under the conditions set out in a national agreement concluded, where applicable, between the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-41

Pursuant to article L. 5221-8, employers must check that the foreign national they intend to employ is legally resident. To this end, the employer shall refer the matter to the prefect of the départem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract

Article R6222-3

…pprenticeship supervisor meets the conditions of professional competence imposed by article L. 6223-8-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-48

…R. 7343-37 contains data relating to the electoral roll drawn up in application of article L. 7343-8. This file is used to send voters who meet the conditions for voting electronically the informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-27

…hich it delegates, for a fixed renewable term, some of its powers from among those mentioned in 2°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 19°, 20° and 21°. In matters other than those mentioned in this article,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-18

…espect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles L. 2192-8 and L. 3133-8 of the Public Procurement Code are not mandated within thirty days of the date of pa…

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