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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8-2

The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers defines the terms and conditions under which the following transactions are subject to promotional communications: 1° Public offers of fin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Apprenticeship supervisor.

Article L6223-8-1

The apprenticeship supervisor must be an employee of the company, voluntary, of full age and of good character. Where appropriate, the employer or collaborating spouse may fulfil this role.The conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-2

For the application of 2° of II of Article L. 2121-1, until the first renewal of the municipal council following the creation of the new commune, the order of municipal councillors is established acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-2

For the repayment of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid by Pôle emploi on its own behalf, on behalf of the body responsible for managing the unemployment insurance scheme referred t…

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

Article L1242-8-2

The fixed-term employment contract referred to in 6° of Article L. 1242-2 is concluded for a minimum period of eighteen months and a maximum period of thirty-six months. It may not be renewed.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article L421-8-1

The time limits stipulated in article L. 313-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code do not run against the guarantee fund until the day on which it receives the information justifying its intervention.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-3

The regional joint inter-professional committees referred to in article L. 6323-17-6 are responsible for examining and providing administrative and financial support for professional retraining projec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-3

Pôle emploi is authorised to defer or abandon the recovery of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or on behalf of the employers mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-1

Until the first renewal of the municipal council following the creation of the new commune, where each of the former communes had fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, the deputies are elected under the condi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-8

The Chairman or Secretary General of the Autorité des marchés financiers may order the suspension or dismissal of a person referred to in Article L. 421-7, if that person no longer fulfils the conditi…

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