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Showing 55615570 of 69207 articles for Art. s. L 313-10 and R 313-8 to R 313-10

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-8

If the conditions for retirement are not met, the employer's termination of the employment contract constitutes redundancy.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exercise of the mandate.

Article L1442-8

The duties of an industrial tribunal member are free of charge to the parties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-8

Once the representativeness of the trade union organisations has been established, they determine, in conjunction with the employers' organisations, the list of subjects to be covered by collective ba…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-8

Failure by the sponsor to provide the investigators of chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, pharmacological or toxicological tests with the information required by law relating to the test, the medic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L220-8

Decrees of the Conseil d'Etat issued under the conditions laid down by decree no. 60-406 of 26th April 1960 relating to the adaptation of the legislative regime and administrative organisation of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-8

Insurance brokers or brokerage firms or their agents shall inform the association of which they are members of any change in the information concerning them and of any fact which may affect their memb…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-8

The immovable property of a minor, even an emancipated minor, or of an adult under guardianship or tutorship, may not be seized before their movables have been discussed. However, discussion of the mo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-8

The purchaser may exclude from the contract award procedure persons who :1° Either have attempted to unduly influence the purchaser's decision-making process or to obtain confidential information like…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of the most economically advantageous tender

Article L2152-8

The award criteria do not confer unlimited freedom of choice on the purchaser and guarantee the possibility of genuine competition. They are made public under the conditions laid down by decree in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article L2191-8

The holder of a contract may assign its claim on the purchaser to a credit institution or another assignee.The holder of a contract may pledge its claim on the purchaser to a credit institution or ano…

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