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Showing 38713880 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-8

I. - The task of the Social and Economic Committee is to ensure that employees are able to express their views collectively so that their interests are taken into account on an ongoing basis in decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-8

An agreement or an extended collective branch agreement lays down the conditions under which it is possible to use a contract concluded for the duration of a site or operation. In the absence of such…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-8

…administrator, where one has been appointed, shall take all necessary steps to complete the transfer. Pending the completion of these acts and upon proof of the deposit of the transfer price or an eq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-8

…rriage. Creditors, for their part, may not take advantage of benefits made by one spouse to the other.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-8

The administrator and the mandataire judiciaire shall keep the juge-commissaire and the public prosecutor informed of the progress of the proceedings. The latter may at any time request communication…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-82

If the borrower has not requested that the suspension be lifted by the end of the period of one year following the date on which his revolving credit agreement was suspended, the agreement shall be te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-8

…nt may be made even in favour of the drawee, whether acceptor or not, the drawer or any other obligor. These persons may endorse the letter again. The endorsement must be pure and simple. Any conditio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8

…y industry standards, in particular standard identifiers for works and other protected subject matter. In the absence of agreement between the parties within a reasonable period of time, this informat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-8

The social and economic committee and the mandataire judiciaire shall be informed and consulted on the measures that the debtor intends to propose in the draft plan in light of the information and off…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L422-8

The temporary residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" authorises the foreign national to engage in paid employment until the contract is concluded or the busin…

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