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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-8

Subject to the provisions of 2° of article L. 411-10, the employer, after consulting the works council or, where there is no works council, the staff representatives or any other consultative body wit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-8

…ave French territory is notified together with a decision on house arrest taken pursuant to article L. 731-1 or a decision on placement in detention taken pursuant to article L. 741-1, the case may be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-83

…ngs and remuneration subject to social security contributions pursuant to the provisions of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code orarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-8

…ans or audiovisual communication, the trade union organisations that meet the conditions of article L. 2122-5 in the journalists' electoral colleges are representative with regard to the staff mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-8

…e Conseil d'Etat: 1° The time limit within which the commission mentioned in I and I bis of article L. 4111-2 must give its opinion ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission mentioned in II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2564-8

Article L. 2123-21 does not apply in Mayotte.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L922-8

The last paragraph of Article L. 228-36 is deleted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Specific litigation procedure

Article L732-8

A decision to place a person under house arrest taken pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4° or 5° of article L. 731-1 may be challenged before the president of the administrative court within forty-eight hours o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7124-8

…to the maximum allowances provided for councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana in the articles L. 7125-19 et L. 7125-20. This allowance varies according to the attendance of members at meetings o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7226-8

…rence to the maximum allowances provided for councillors to the Martinique Assembly in the articles L. 7227-19 et L. 7227-20. This allowance varies according to the attendance of members at meetings o…

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