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Showing 20112020 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L762-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-8

The central managing board of section C comprises fifteen members appointed or elected for six years: 1° A professor or senior lecturer in pharmacy training and research units, a pharmacist in active…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-8

The coordinating doctor is appointed by order of the sentence enforcement judge. As far as possible, this appointment is made before the release of a convicted prisoner. However, when the person has b…

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

Article L225-85

Supervisory Board members may not receive any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, from the company other than that provided for in articles L. 225-81, L. 225-83, L. 225-84 and L. 22-10-25 and, where…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-4

During the course of the investigation into the causes of death or the causes of a disappearance mentioned in the articles 74 and 74-1, the investigating judge shall proceed in accordance with the pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-8

The institution's Director General is appointed by order of the Minister for Sport for a period of four years, after receiving the opinion of a commission whose composition is set by order of the Mini…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-8

In the month following receipt of the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 takes the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article L4721-8

When the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 finds that the worker is exposed to a chemical agent which is carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-8

Where a surety guarantees the representation of the person, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 142-2 that if it is established, either in the sentencing judgment or in a decision handed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article D3243-8

The employer shall determine the conditions under which it guarantees that the pay slip issued in electronic form will be available to the employee:-either for a period of fifty years ;-or until the e…

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