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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-8

The portions of the envelope calculated under the conditions set out in article R. 2336-7 accruing to the communes of the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and to the territorial co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-8

…and legal form of each party to the agreement, as well as the name and function of each signatory; 2° The categories of persons who may be prescribed work experience periods from among those employed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-8

…auteurs, compositeurs ou artistes sont prorogues d'un temps égal à celui qui s'est écoulé entre le 2 août 1914 et la fin de l'année suivant le jour de la signature du traité de paix pour toutes les o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-8

Chapter VIII of Title III of Book I shall apply to related rights.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

…ith equivalent professional qualifications and performing the same duties, in breach of article L. 1242-15, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 eur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-83

…efit of this means of payment does not prevent the implementation of the provisions of article L. 312-82.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-80

…at the end of the previous year, with a document setting out the terms and conditions of such renewal. This document shall indicate the identity of the parties, the nature of the transaction, the amo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-82

If the borrower has not requested that the suspension be lifted by the end of the period of one year following the date on which his revolving credit agreement was suspended, the agreement shall be te…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-81

If the borrower fails to return the document referred to in article L. 312-80, signed and dated, no later than twenty days before the due date of the agreement, the creditor shall suspend the borrower…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-8

In the event of liquidation of the first section of the guarantee fund relating to compensation, and after deduction of the residual commitments of the Union des entreprises et des salariés pour le lo…

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