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Showing 17711780 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-8

The Minister may require disclosure of documents of a contractual or advertising nature relating to an insurance or capitalisation transaction.If it appears that a document is contrary to legislative…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-8

When an approved veterinarian wishes, for the purposes of a test, to be assisted by a delegated member of the competent sports federation, he shall make his request either to that federation or to its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1311-8

In the case of a declassification of the public river domain of a territorial authority or group of territorial authorities, the public enquiry procedure provided for in the second paragraph of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods

Article R3172-8

An employer who wishes to suspend the weekly rest period in application of article L. 3132-7, relating to seasonal activities, shall immediately inform the labour inspector and, except in cases of for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-8

The promoter is responsible for compensating for the harmful consequences of the performance study for the person taking part in it and their dependants, unless it can prove that the damage is not att…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-8

Each committee comprises : 1° Three representatives of the State and one representative of the Regional Health Agency: a) The Regional Prefect or his representative, Chairman ; b) The Regional Directo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-8

The employment adviser acts in the workplace in order to: 1° Ensure the well-being of workers in the company and facilitate their adaptation to work; 2° Study, in particular, the problems raised by th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-6

The procedures for applying articles L. 324-8-1 to L. 324-8-5, in particular the procedures for exercising the right to object provided for in article L. 324-8-2, the procedures for issuing and withdr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employer representation at professional branch level

Article R2152-8

I.-For the purposes of measuring the audience of a professional employers' organisation as provided for in 3° of Article L. 2152-1, the companies covered by the professional branch in question and whi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-8

The rights granted by the loi du 14 juillet 1866 sur les droits des héritiers et des ayants cause des auteurs aux héritiers et autres ayants cause des auteurs, compositeurs ou artistes sont prorogues…

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