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Showing 46914700 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Opposition.

Article L2231-8

Any objection to the entry into force of an agreement must be made in writing and must state the reasons for the objection. It shall specify the points of disagreement. The signatories shall be notifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Revision.

Article L2261-8

The amendment revising all or part of an agreement or arrangement automatically replaces the stipulations of the agreement or arrangement that it amends. It may be invoked against all employers and em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-8

The European Works Council adopts rules of procedure which set out its operating procedures. These rules of procedure may provide for consideration to be given to the repercussions on the European Wor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L812-8

…n of judicial representative or a profession provided for in titre IV bis of the aforementioned law n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 or the acquisition of premises for this practice. An agent may also a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration.

Article L7123-8

Any advice given to a young person on access to modelling is free of charge.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Remuneration.

Article L7121-8

The remuneration due to the artist on the occasion of the sale or exploitation of the recording of his or her performance or presentation by the employer or any other user is not considered to be sala…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article R1262-8

…ent of expenses actually incurred as a result of the secondment mentioned in 11° of article L. 1262-4 are excluded and shall be paid by the employer when all of the following conditions are met: 1° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-8

The donor sends the committee of experts referred to in article R. 1231-5 a request for authorisation to carry out the removal, where applicable in the context of a cross-donation, together with a cop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article R2121-8

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2121-14, the deliberations relating to the mayor's administrative account are forwarded by the session chairman to the prefect or sub-pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article R4524-8

The inter-company occupational health and safety committee is convened by the chairman at least once a year or at the request of one-third of its members, giving reasons. Only its members have the rig…

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