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Showing 14911500 of 38458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-4-2010 n° 08-70.338

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Operation.

Article L2541-8

With a view to preparatory discussion of certain matters within its remit and preparation of its decisions, the Town Council may elect special committees. The mayor chairs them. He may delegate a depu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-85

Spring water may only undergo treatments or additions determined by order of the ministers responsible for consumption and health. This order lays down the technical conditions of use and, where appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-8

Meetings of the Committee and its Section are not open to the public. Voting shall be by secret ballot by decision of the Chairman or at the request of one or more members present. In the event of a t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Non-specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-8

The air sent after recycling into premises with non-specific pollution is filtered. The recycled air is not taken into account when calculating the minimum fresh air flow rate provided for in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Measures in the event of accidents or incidents

Article R4412-83

In the event of an incident or accident likely to lead to abnormal exposure to chemical agents which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, only workers essential for carrying out repai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

The processing of personal data is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, who, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the person concerned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-8

Companies with at least fifty employees are subject to a penalty payable by the employer in the absence of an agreement relating to professional equality between women and men at the end of the negoti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-8

The conditions for applying this section, in particular the conditions under which foreign nationals may be exempted from providing proof of accommodation in the case of a humanitarian stay or cultura…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L6473-8

The Minister for the Economy and Finance may grant the local authority, in the event of a temporary shortfall in the latter's cash position, advances chargeable to Treasury resources up to a maximum a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Employees and managers of the International Chamber of Commerce

Article 81 D

Employees and directors called from abroad to take up employment with the International Chamber of Commerce in France are not subject to income tax on the salaries and wages paid to them in this capac…

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