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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-1

The officers mentioned in article L. 521-12 of the Environmental Code are authorised to investigate and record breaches of the provisions of article L. 1343-2 of this Code insofar as they concern dang…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-18

…logical requirements of the Charter on the quality of subtitling for the deaf or hard of hearing of 12 December 2011 and those of the Audio Description Charter of 10 December 2008.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

The purchaser may implement the reservation provided for in articles L. 2113-12, L. 2113-13 or L. 2113-13-1 when the minimum proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to res…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-1

…be taken into account for the establishment of the biological profile instituted by article L. 232-12-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-16

…reement referred to in article L. 3133-11 or the employer's decision referred to in article L. 3133-12 may not designate either the first or second day of Christmas or, regardless of the presence of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-15

The offences provided for in articles L. 245-9, and articles L. 245-12 and L. 245-13 are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €18,000 when committed fraudulently with a view to deprivi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Monitoring temperatures in means of transport and warehousing and storage premises for quick-frozen foodstuffs

Article R412-35

The provisions of Articles 1 to 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 37/2005 of 12 January 2005 on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foods…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-5

…loans for which a credit institution, finance company or insurance company with equity of at least 12 million euros acts as joint guarantor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R4534-2

…t to the conditions for the installation of work equipment set out in Articles R. 4323-7 to R. 4323-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-10

The administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 grants the authorisation, for a renewable period of one year, on the assent of a committee whose composition and mode of operation are determi…

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