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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-80

Registrations shall be discharged in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the contract of issue or, failing that, in accordance with the conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-8

An information pack on the subject of the referendum decided by the territorial authority is made available to the public under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-8

The territorially competent State representative organises health checks on travellers and means of sea and air transport arriving in France from an affected area, within the meaning of Article 1 of t…

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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…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-84

When they carry out a mass redundancy affecting, by its scale, the balance of the employment area or areas in which they are located, the undertakings mentioned in article L. 1233-71 are required to c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Standards and control

Article L4022-8

I.- On a proposal from the Haute Autorité de santé and after obtaining the opinion of the Conseil national de la certification périodique, the Minister for Health shall determine the method for drawin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6462-8

The President of the Territorial Council is solely responsible for administration. He may delegate by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to the vic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Expert assessment period

Article L2315-85

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat determines: 1° For each category of expert appraisal, the maximum period within which the expert must submit his report, in the absence of a company agreement or an agre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-8

The Competition Authority may declare, in a reasoned decision, that the referral is inadmissible for lack of interest or standing on the part of the referrer, or if the facts are time-barred within th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L512-83

In the event of the dissolution followed by the liquidation of a regional mutual or union, the remaining assets, after payment of the company's debts and reimbursement of the capital actually paid in,…

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