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Showing 24212430 of 69438 articles for Art. s. L 242-8 and L 244-1 · Art. L 242-6

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination with professional sectors, the public employment service and the public guidance service

Article L6121-6

In coordination with the State and the members of the regional committee for employment, vocational training and guidance, and in conjunction with training bodies, the region organises the disseminati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-8-2

The public health institutions and health cooperation groups mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6133-5 of this code may entrust an agent with the execution of their expenditure or revenue…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-5

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments su…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Grouping of orders

Article L2113-6

Order pools may be formed between purchasers for the joint award of one or more contracts.An order pool may also be formed, for the same purpose, between one or more purchasers and one or more legal p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L3133-6

A shared solution, made available by the State and known as the "public invoicing portal", enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted in electronic form. For the implementation of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-6

Journalists and staff from written or audiovisual media companies have free access to sports venues, subject to constraints directly linked to the safety of the public and sportsmen and women, and to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-6

Each year, the commission responsible for auditing the accounts and financial investments of the councils, which is attached to the National Council of the Association, must be provided with all the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII: Provisions specific to sole traders with limited liability.

Article L680-6

The judgment opening safeguard, legal redress or legal liquidation proceedings automatically entails, until the closure of the proceedings or, where applicable, until the end of the operations of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Penalties

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-14

The amount of the penalty provided for in Article 78 of the local civil code is that of the civil fine provided for in Article 32-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-6

The members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the guarantee fund, as well as any person who by virtue of their duties has access to documents and information held by the guarantee f…

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