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Showing 12511260 of 69438 articles for Art. s. L 242-8 and L 244-1 · Art. L 242-6

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Member of the special negotiating body and member of the European works council

Article L2412-6

The fixed-term employment contract of a member of the special negotiating body or of a member of the European works council may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct o…

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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…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L5711-6

Within one year of its creation, a public-private association resulting from a merger in application of Article L. 5711-2 may be authorised by the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) c…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous measures relating to health organisation.

Article L6121-8

In addition to the persons mentioned in article L. 6121-9, the National Committee includes a Member of Parliament appointed by the National Assembly's Committee on Cultural, Family and Social Affairs…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-6

The rights referred to in article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 14-1

The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to protective measures taken after the opening of an estate are applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, in conjunction…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-6

The publishing contract guarantees the author fair and equitable remuneration on all revenue from the marketing and distribution of a book published in digital form. In the case of single sales, the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-8

Persons who are not affiliated to a social security scheme or who are beneficiaries of such a scheme may be asked to take part in clinical investigations which do not involve any risk or constraint. B…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

Paying an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employme…

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