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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-2

I.-Any person responsible for selling, hiring out, transferring or making available second-hand equipment for any purpose whatsoever is liable to a fifth-class fine: 1° For failing to comply with the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Agricultural credit

Article L512-20

The agricultural credit unions governed by this section are the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel and the organe central du crédit agricole. The caisses de crédit agricole mutuel comprise : 1. Les cai…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Equal access to training

Article D6112-2

The training courses leading to certification necessary to obtain the certification relating to the skills acquired in the exercise of a staff representative mandate or a trade union mandate, in parti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-26

The coefficient for the reduction in working hours is calculated as the ratio of the requested working hours to the previous working hours. It is rounded to two decimal places, to the nearest hundredt…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4222-8

An order by the Minister for Health sets out :1° The model form for the declaration and the declaration of partial practice as well as the list of supporting documents ;2° The information to be provid…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

Article 2493 is applicable under the conditions set out in Article 17-2. However, articles 21-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

The provisions of articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19 are applicable: 1° To workers belonging to the professional activities mentioned by decree no. 59-534 of 9 April 1959 relating to the nomenclature of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

1. Subject to the provisions of 2 below, articles incorporated into French ships outside the Customs territory are treated as if they were imported directly into the part of the Customs territory wher…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

I.- Statutory auditors are liable to the following sanctions: 1° Warning; 2° Reprimand; 3° Disqualification from acting as a statutory auditor for a period not exceeding five years; 4° Removal from th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-25

The freelance administration company sets up and manages an activity account for each supported employee. The ported employee is informed once a month of the items charged to this account, and in part…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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