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

Article L4741-1

A fine of 10,000 euros shall be imposed on any employer or his delegate who, through his own fault, disregards the following provisions and those of the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat issued for their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-22

…e recherches de Paris ;9° The Provostal Gendarmerie's research section and judicial support section;10° The Inland Waterways Gendarmerie's research section;11° The Gendarmerie's command in cyberspace.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L764-2

…1-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L762-2

…1-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L763-2

…21-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-40

The agreement referred to in articles L. 1233-85 and L. 1237-19-10 shall include in particular: 1° The geographical limits of the employment area(s) affected by the mass redundancy or the collective r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National master plan for blood transfusion organisation and regional blood transfusion organisation plans

Article R1222-48

…health establishments authorised to supply labile blood products in application of article L. 1221-10; 7° The sites for carrying out recipient immunohaematological analyses associated with the activi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-35

…establishment must assign staff with the qualifications required in application of article L. 1222-10, have the equipment provided for by good practice for each of the blood transfusion activities an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article D712-14-4

…icle D. 712-14-2 and is, in addition, placed under enhanced guardianship pursuant to article R. 712-10, the regional chamber of commerce and industry is required to comply with the request for a top-u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-6

…on to the initial establishment, maintenance and operating expenses provided for in article L. 1331-10 of the code de la santé publique, any discharge of wastewater other than domestic into the public…

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