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Showing 31413150 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen mont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-85

In Saint-Barthélemy, a local authority service is created, known as the "fire and rescue service", which includes a fire brigade, composed under the conditions set out in the present article and organ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-8

…article L. 654-1, to take any action or make any payment in breach of the provisions of article L. 622-7; 2° For any person mentioned in article L. 654-1, to make a payment in breach of the terms of s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-8

…s in the context of in-house pharmacies, without these persons having expressed a request to do so; 3° Containing substances classified as psychotropic or narcotic, or to which the narcotic regulation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-8

…mmittee may formulate requests for additional information under the conditions set out in Article 7(3) of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014. If it requests additional information, the Com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional activities

Article R4393-8

…l surgeon or doctor practising in the field of oral medicine, the dental assistant is authorised to carry out the following activities in compliance with health and safety rules: 1° Assisting the dent…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-86

…ent Board or Supervisory Board, a shareholder holding more than 10% of the voting rights or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 ter

…isory board entrusted with special duties; 2° In limited liability companies: to minority managers; 3° In other companies or establishments liable to corporation tax: to managers subject to the employ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

…the same site and which ... are considered to be part of the same cinema, whether or not they are located in separate buildings and whether or not the same person is the owner or operator: 1° Either h…

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