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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-8

The interview prior to dismissal takes place before the Social and Economic Committee is consulted in application of article L. 2421-3. If the opinion of the Social and Economic Committee is not requi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-85

The application for authorisation to create or transfer a pharmacy for internal use of the Paris fire brigade or the Marseilles marine fire brigade, as provided for in article L. 5126-4, is sent by th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article R722-8

The judge seised by the debtor pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 722-5 decides by order.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-8

Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of article L. 6223-1 is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R212-8

…xercise the right to terminate the authorisation given to a phonogram producer provided for in article L. 212-3-1 notifies the producer of his intention to terminate by registered letter with acknowle…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-8

The electronic communications operators mentioned in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code are required to communicate, by interconnection to the automated processing o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-8

The administrator of the fund for the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1621-4 examines the training requests submitted by local elected representat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-8

In order to carry out their duties, the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance have access, at their request, to anonymised data held by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-81

The provisions of this section apply to the actions referred to in 2° of Article L. 1333-1 and to the decisions referred to in Article L. 1333-3 to prevent or reduce a risk associated with a radiologi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-83

The Livret Jeune is subject to the provisions relating to passbook accounts laid down in application of article L. 611-1.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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