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Showing 44514460 of 64955 articles for Art. L 141-14 · Cass. com. 21 January 1974 · Cass. com. 20 October 1980 · Cass. com. 8 April 1976 · Cass. com. 8 June 2017 n° 16-11.441 · CA Versailles 3 December 2009 · Cass. com. 6 May 2002 · Cass. com. 24 February 1981 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Stock options.

Article R212-8

The rules governing stock options are set out in Articles R. 225-137 to R. 225-145 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers' College

Article R1441-8

For the employers' college, the determination of the number of seats in each section of each of the industrial tribunals, defined in article L. 1441-4, takes into account the number of member companie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-8

I.-In the absence of express opposition from the donor, the establishment shall inform, where it has their contact details, the contact person designated by the donor, or failing this, the donor's fam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Neighbourhood noise.

Article R1337-8

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles R. 1337-6 and R. 1337-7 are also liable to the additional penalty of confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article D753-8

Article D. 313-2 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article D752-8

Article D. 313-2 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Thermal environment

Article R4213-8

The equipment and characteristics of rooms ancillary to workplaces, in particular sanitary, catering and medical rooms, are designed to allow the temperature to be adapted to the specific purpose of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Disabled workers

Article R4225-8

The audible alarm system provided for in article R. 4227-34 is supplemented by one or more alarm systems adapted to the disability of the persons concerned employed in the company so that they can be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-8

At the end of each year of validity of the approval, the approved training organisation will send the authority referred to in Article R. 3332-4 a report containing the following information in partic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special requirements

Article R4544-8

When carrying out live working, the employer shall implement preventive measures which shall include, in the light of the risk assessment: 1° The definition of appropriate operating procedures ; 2° Th…

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