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Showing 521530 of 40119 articles for Art. L. 145-8

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration

Article L512-81

…roves the accounts for the past financial year and exercises the powers conferred on it by Articles L. 512-76 and L. 512-82 in particular. Only the Extraordinary General Meeting is authorised to amend…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to off-premises contracts

Article L221-8

…o the consumer's agreement, on another durable medium, with the information provided for in article L. 221-5. This information is written in a legible and comprehensible manner.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-8

Article L. 2124-5 of the General Code for the Ownership of Public Property sets out the rules for authorisations for temporary occupation of the public domain, which may be granted for the development…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article L721-8

…er their passport or any document proving their identity, under the conditions laid down in article L. 814-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Charges for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports activities

Article L2333-82

The proceeds of the fee instituted by article L. 2333-81 is allocated to the maintenance and extension of ski runs and to operations designed to ensure the development and promotion of cross-country s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-8

For the application of Article L. 4126-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the words: "Articles 643 and 644 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "locally applicable rules of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Freedom of establishment or freedom to provide services

Article L519-8

Any intermediary referred to in Article L. 519-7 registered in France, acting under a mandate issued by a credit institution, a finance company or a customer under the conditions laid down by decree o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-8

…public law may acquire special pre-funded payment vouchers, under the conditions set out in article L. 1271-12, at a price equal to their settlement value plus, where applicable, a commission.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration of the holder

Article L2213-8

…ser as from the completion of the compulsory main tasks mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1112-1 and throughout the duration of the contract. This remuneration is linked to performance ta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Application for suspension of the final decision on the obligation to leave French territory

Article L752-8

…f the foreign national may not take place during the forty-eight hour period referred to in article L. 752-7 or, in the event of a referral to the president of the administrative court, before the lat…

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