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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-8

…he administrative or supervisory body has been determined under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2373-7, the committee of the company resulting from the cross-border operation shall ensure th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-8

In response to emergency situations or a serious shortage of local supply, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise the medical biology laboratory to continue certain activitie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L911-8

Article L. 145-2 is amended as follows: I.-In 4°, the words: "to the State, départements, communes, public establishments" are replaced by the words: "to the State, local authorities and public establ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Setting up the social and economic committee at the level of the economic and social unit

Article L2313-8

When an economic and social unit comprising at least eleven employees is recognised by collective agreement or court decision between several legally distinct undertakings, a joint social and economic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-8

I.- No later than fifteen days after the Ordinary General Meeting, any joint stock company shall inform its shareholders of the total number of voting rights existing at that date. However, companies…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-8

The author alone has the right to compile his articles and speeches into a collection and to publish them or to authorise their publication in that form. For all works published in a press title withi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-83

A drawee who has paid a cheque despite the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds shall, except in the case provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 131-81, be subrogated to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-8

Branch agreements and professional agreements include, for the benefit of company employees taking part in negotiations, as well as in meetings of the joint bodies that they set up, provisions relatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations towards trainees and apprentices

Article L6353-8

The objectives and content of the training, the list of trainers and teachers, the timetable, the assessment procedures, the contact details of the person in charge of relations with the trainees or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-8

The founders of the company, as well as the first members of the management, administrative, executive and supervisory bodies, are jointly and severally liable for any damage caused by the omission of…

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