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Showing 24612470 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-8

Voters are the full members present of the Association's body or, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of I of article R. 4441-4, the members present of the National Council. Voting by pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article D6241-8

To benefit from the exemption mentioned in IV of article L. 6241-1 for a given month, the company must satisfy the following conditions for the previous month: -its payroll does not exceed six times t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-8

The National Conciliation Commission, which has its headquarters at the Ministry of the Merchant Navy, has jurisdiction over collective disputes affecting the entire national territory or several Dire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-8

For the representatives of the staff mentioned in 1° of Article R. 6156-2, each list of candidates includes a number of women and a number of men corresponding to the proportion of women and the propo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-8

…heir use do not comply with the authorisation conditions set out in articles R. 6322-14 to R. 6322-29 or the technical operating conditions set out in article L. 6322-3 ; 2° When it is established tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-9

The share of the equalisation allowance for the regions mentioned in Article L. 4332-8 received by the overseas regions is determined by applying to the total amount of the equalisation allowance thre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6262-9

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles LO 6262-1, LO 6262-7 and LO 6262-8, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council until the end of the financial year to which t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-9

Subject to compliance with articles LO 6362-1, LO 6362-7 and LO 6362-8, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council until the end of the financial year to which they apply. Within…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-8

…ions:1° Article L. 1241-1 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022;2° Articles L. 1241-2 to L. 1241-4, L. 1243-3, L. 1243-8-1, L. 1244-2, L. 1244-6 and L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-9

Cash changers who use self-service exchange machines feed them with euro notes taken directly from a credit institution, La Poste, an electronic money institution or a payment institution. For this pu…

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