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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Pursuit of the activity of entrepreneur of live performances on an ancillary basis

Article L7122-19

…without being subject to the declaration obligations mentioned in articles L. 7122-3 and L. 7122-6: 1° Any person whose principal activity or purpose is not the operation of venues, or the production…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-12

Under the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1, where the natural or legal person ordered to pay a sum of money or compensation has his or her habitual residence or registered office in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Crystalline silica

Article R4412-155

In the formula set out in article R. 4412-154, the following definitions apply: 1° Cns, the concentration of non-silicogenic respirable dust in mg/m³, which corresponds to the difference between the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-120

…following information in chronological order in a register or by any appropriate recording system: 1° Number of the prescription prescribing the medicinal product in question ; 2° Nature of the treat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8271-1-2, as well as the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions, may exchange any information and documents required to carry out the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article D7121-29

This section also applies to their artistic and technical staff: 1° Legal entities governed by public law carrying out the types of activities mentioned in article D. 7121-28 on a principal, ancillary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-179

The authorisation holder must have at least: 1° An inpatient area where patients can be treated in an emergency; 2° An interventional cardiology room equipped with radiodiagnostic facilities used for…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…o. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° The following paragraph is added to Article L. 521-1: "(d) The Office des postes et télécommunica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…o. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° The following paragraph is added to Article L. 521-1: "(d) The Office des postes et télécommunica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-11

When the head of the user company calls on an external company or a self-employed worker, he shall ensure the general coordination of the prevention measures he takes and those taken by the head of th…

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