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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III - Right to warn on public health and environmental issues

Article D4133-1

…ial register, the pages of which are numbered. This warning is dated and signed. It shall indicate: 1° The products or manufacturing processes used or implemented by the establishment which the worker…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Personalised project for access to employment and reasonable offer of employment.

Article R5411-14

The personalised project for access to employment is drawn up jointly by the jobseeker and Pôle emploi or one of the organisations mentioned in article L. 5411-6-1 when the jobseeker is registered on…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-10

1° The surname, first names, position and residence of the authorised agent;2° The date, time and place where the sample was taken;3° The surname, first names and occupation, domicile or residence of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

…e issue of a European arrest warrant are, under the law of the issuing Member State, the following: 1° Offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period equal to or exceeding one year or, whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

Appendix 13-8 Table 1 - Natural radioactivity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-1

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Digital environment: any computer hardware, software and network connection used by the consumer to access or make use of di…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

…as well as the procedures for its dissolution, and contains stipulations under the terms of which : 1° The members of the grouping are required to transfer to the grouping a share, set by the decree r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article R1524-1

Articles R. 1413-1 to R. 1413-44 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2016-523 of 27 April 2016, subject to the adaptations provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2621-1

The general provisions of articles L. 1521-1 to L. 1521-4 also apply to the provisions of this Title.

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

Article L3255-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3254-1 relating to commissaries is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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