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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L4231-8-1

Where Article L. 4231-8, the decision of the Regional Council or the Permanent Commission instructing the President of the Regional Council to award a specific contract or framework agreement may be t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8-1

I.-To issue the approval referred to in III of Article L. 621-8, the AMF shall check that the document is complete and comprehensible, and that the information it contains is consistent. II - In the c…

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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 L225-8-1

I. - Article L. 225-8 is not applicable, upon the decision of the founders, when the contribution in kind consists of: 1° Transferable securities giving access to the capital mentioned in Article L. 2…

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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 L324-8-3

The approval referred to in Article L. 324-8-1 is granted in consideration of: 1° the size of the organisation's repertoire and the diversity of its members; 2° The professional qualifications of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82-1

The Supervisory Board deliberates annually on the company's policy in terms of professional equality and equal pay on the basis of the indicators relating to professional equality between women and me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-1

When the holder of the professional prevention account decides to mobilise all or part of the points registered in the account for the use mentioned in 4° of the I of article L. 4163-7, these points a…

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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 L324-8-2

A rights holder may object to an approved collective management organisation of which he is not a member issuing exploitation authorisations on his behalf. This objection may be notified to the approv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-8-1

…east one of whom must be a member of the jury. These committees may not include more than one auditor. The jury deliberates on the marks proposed by the examination commissions, decides on the final m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Delegation of powers

Article L1111-8-2

In areas of shared competence, the State, a territorial authority or a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status may, by agreement, delegate the appraisal and granti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-5

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments su…

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