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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for informing the public about the guarantee granted.

Article D313-28

…ance companies shall provide the beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26, as well as any person who so requests, with all relevant information on the surety guarantee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-28

…ofessions, the lucrative nature of which it emphasises, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-14, is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by two years' imprison…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-28

…quired of the model, in breach of the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of article L. 7123-17, is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros. Failure to provide the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-28

…tive agreements", may be concluded at the level of the sectors of activity mentioned in article L. 7343-1. In particular, they may cover all working conditions, remuneration and the exercise of profes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-28

Former labour tribunal members who have been granted honorary status may not mention it in advertising or commercial correspondence, or in procedural or extra-judicial documents. In all other circumst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-28

The practitioner carrying out medically assisted procreation, whether this involves artificial insemination or in vitro fertilisation with gametes from a donation, is required to have prior access to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Risk and quality management and quality control.

Article R1222-28

I. - The role of risk and quality management manager involves setting up, evaluating and updating the risk and quality management system of the blood establishment.II. - This position is held by a doc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-28

When the quality standards are not met and the Prefect, on the basis of a report from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, considers that the distribution presents a risk to people's he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-28

The person responsible for a bathing water shall take appropriate, realistic and proportionate measures to ensure that the bathing water is of at least "sufficient" quality, with a view to achieving "…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-28

If the level of dust measured in the air in application of article R. 1334-27 is less than or equal to the value of five fibres per litre, the owner shall have the periodic assessment of the state of…

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