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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

Opening or running one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 2322-1 without authorisation or failing to comply with the conditions of the authorisation is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-2

The profit-sharing agreement may provide for the allocation of sums constituting the special profit-sharing reserve: 1° To accounts opened in the name of the interested parties in application of an em…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-26

The notice of non-payment for insufficient funds drawn up pursuant to article L. 131-84 must include all the information provided for in 1°, 2°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 8° of article R. 131-12, as well as the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4352-2

The duration of the preparatory course for the State diploma of medical laboratory technician is set at three years. Decrees issued by the Minister for Health set out in particular: 1° The conditions…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-268

The organisation and operation of the interventional sector, in particular the protected interventional unit, are specified and recorded in a document brought to the attention of all staff working in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-2

To work in an in-house pharmacy, a pharmacist must hold either: 1° A diploma of specialised studies in hospital and community pharmacy; 2° A diploma of specialised studies in industrial and biomedical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-23

The employer shall appoint a person to act as an advisor on the prevention of risks associated with electromagnetic fields. This person may be the employee on whom the employer relies under article R.…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-2

The Single Occupational Risk Assessment Document must be updated: 1° At least once a year in companies with at least eleven employees; 2° Whenever a decision is taken to make any major change to healt…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-26

The committee sits in plenary session under the chairmanship of its president or, in the event of absence or impediment, by the president of the chamber with the most seniority in office. It also comp…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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