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Showing 901910 of 42414 articles for Art. s. L. 641-13 & L. 643-8

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public holidays.

Article L3164-8

…greement may define the conditions under which derogations may be made to the provisions of article L. 3164-6, provided that the young workers concerned by these derogations benefit from the provision…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-8

…n of a radio work shall be the author of that work. The provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 113-7 and those of article L. 121-6 are applicable to radio works.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 15: General provisions.

Article L511-81

…n to run. No legal or judicial day of grace is allowed except in the cases provided for by articles L. 511-38 and L. 511-50.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-8

Whether or not it includes a determination of liability, the out-of-court compensation agreement sets out the conditions under which the defendants will compensate persons who have suffered bodily inj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-8

The commercial agent is not entitled to the commission provided for in Article L. 134-6 if it is due, pursuant to Article L. 134-7, to the previous commercial agent, unless circumstances make it equit…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports.

Article L422-8

The rules governing fees for access to cross-country ski trails are set out in articles L. 2333-81 to L. 2333-83 of the General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "Art. L. 2333-81 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

…egulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded. Any interested party may ask the president of the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-8

…in the department exercises the powers conferred on the prefect of the defence zone by I of article L. 1424-36-1. The provisions of II and III of article L. 1424-36-1 are not applicable in overseas de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-8

…scolaire allouée à chaque région d'outre-mer est calculée dans les conditions prévues par l'article L. 4332-3. The regional education grant for the Guadeloupe region, calculated under the conditions d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L7345-8

…concerning the services it provides through the intermediary of the workers referred to in Article L. 7341-1; 2° Disputes arising between consumers and the workers referred to in Article L. 7341-1; 3…

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