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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-6

…d by the offence. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code. In the event of more than one offence punishable as a repeat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-19

During the preliminary interview provided for in Article L. 1233-11, in the event of redundancy of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the employer informs the employee of the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-12

Agents authorised under the conditions provided for in article R. 1337-11 shall take an oath, before the judicial court in whose jurisdiction their administrative residence is located, to perform thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-4

Failure to grant the compensation provided for in articles L. 3121-9, L. 3121-11 and L. 3121-12 inthe event of on-call duty is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Failure to give each employee concerne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-1

…are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree No 2016-1118 of 11 August 2016 on the procedures for expressing refusal of organ removal after death, subjec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-3

…2 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016-1118 of 11 August 2016 on the procedures for expressing refusal of organ removal after death.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Water and sanitation

Article R2564-21

The requirements of article R. 2224-11 must be met, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater whose gros…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financing Corsica's sustainable development plan

Article R4425-8

…he payments to be made in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 4425-10 and R. 4425-11. In assessing the costs to be financed, account is taken of the resources made available to the C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17

…hich is, where appropriate, appended to the workplace maintenance file provided for in Article R. 4211-3. This file includes, in particular, the instructions and documents provided for ventilation, sa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-14

…L. 3512-18 are presented using, in particular, the following consumer categories: young people aged 11 to 15, young people aged 16 to 25, women and men, socio-professional categories and current smoke…

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