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Showing 921930 of 24212 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 8 July 2008 – no. 07-16.761

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-8

…undertakings with fewer than three hundred employees, the database provided for in Article L. 2312-18 includes the following information: 1° Investments : A-Employee investment : a) Changes in the wor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-8

The person in respect of whom habilitation has been granted retains the exercise of his rights other than those the exercise of which has been entrusted to the person empowered to represent him pursua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-8

The guarantor or insurer, as the case may be, shall issue the sworn goods broker with a guarantee or insurance certificate specifying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R1431-8

The Chairman and the full and alternate representatives of employers and employees are appointed by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Labour, for a renewable term of four year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Secondment to another company

Article D5213-86

A disabled employee who has resigned from an adapted enterprise or to work in an ordinary enterprise benefits, within one year of the termination of his contract, from the priority hiring mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8

…est of the founders or one of them. They are subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to carry out the missions provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-8

The "brevet professionnel de préparateur en pharmacie" is awarded after deliberation by a jury set up for each examination session within an academic or interacademic framework.The selection board is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 83-2

In the event of a joint investigation, the examining magistrate in charge of the investigation coordinates its progress. He alone has the authority to refer the matter to the liberty and custody judge…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-8

Without prejudice to article L. 113-15-2, the policyholder and the insurance undertaking may terminate the contract annually by notifying the other party at least two months before the expiry date. Th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Remuneration of the agent.

Article 812-2

The mandate is free of charge unless otherwise agreed.If remuneration is provided for, it must be expressly stated in the mandate. It corresponds to a share of the fruits and revenues received by the…

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