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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-3-1

…to comply with the measures taken by the inspection officer pursuant to articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article L362-4

Transactions carried out in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 362-1 and L. 362-2 are not subject to the provisions of Titles II to V of this Book.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall speci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-4

In the cases provided for in Article L. 3213-2-1, public accountants are discharged from all liability by remitting the funds to the notary who drew up the deed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-1

The services listed in Table 1 of Article Annexe 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section.Discounts on proportio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-27

…fective control over the others; h) Other financial institutions within the meaning of article L. 511-21, section 4; i) Third parties acting on behalf of the persons listed above; 2° Guarantees coveri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for communicating results

Article R1131-19

The report on the analyses mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 1131-2 is commented on and signed by the practitioner approved in accordance with article R. 1131-6 and that on the medical biology anal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-23

The agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 of the Public Health Code who are qualified doctors or pharmacists are authorised to investigate and establish breaches of the provisions of Ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-8

…article R. 2141-1-3, the proposal is deemed to be an opinion within the meaning of article R. 2141-1-2.If the Agency's Steering Committee considers that the proposed modification does not constitute…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-33

The rules governing the issue of profit participation certificates by insurance companies are set out in article L. 322-2-1 of the French Insurance Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-1

…provisions of article L. 511-7 are applicable. For the application of this article and article R. 511-2-1-2, the group is understood to mean all the undertakings included in the same scope of consolid…

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