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Showing 14311440 of 69067 articles for Art. s. L 232-1 and L 123-14 · Art. L 242-8

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-8

The Minister responsible for defence is authorised to take cognisance of certificate applications from the body referred to in Article L. 412-1, on a confidential basis.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Work-linked retraining or promotion schemes

Article L6324-8

When the actions implemented in application of article L. 6324-1 are carried out during working time, the employer will continue to pay the employee.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-8

The rights attached to a patent application or patent are transferable in whole or in part. They may be the subject, in whole or in part, of an exclusive or non-exclusive licence to operate. The right…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8

When an exploitation authorisation is granted, the user is obliged to communicate to the collective management organisation, in a format and within a time limit agreed between the parties or pre-estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions

Article L5216-8

Revenue for the conurbation community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in I and V of article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code.The conurbation community may, in addition, collect, in…

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

Article L954-8

Article L. 450-1 is amended as follows:1° The last two paragraphs of I are deleted;2° In II, after the word "economy", the words "and the staff of the Wallis and Futuna economic affairs and developmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-8

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for a liquidator, in bad faith: 1° Making use of the assets or credit of the company in liquidation that he knows to be contrary…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-8

I. - The articles L. 2123-25, L. 2123-28 and L. 2123-29 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and IV. II. - For the application of the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article L4721-8

When the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 finds that the worker is exposed to a chemical agent which is carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-8

The apprentice is affiliated to the general social security scheme for all risks and to the supplementary pension scheme set up for the benefit of non-tenured employees of the State and local authorit…

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