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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-1

…ct or indirect sale to employees and their families of foodstuffs or goods of any kind whatsoever ; 2° To require employees to spend all or part of their wages in shops designated by the employer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-3-1

The disciplinary sanctions applicable to commercial court judges are:1° A reprimand;2° A ban on being appointed to single-judge functions for a maximum of five years;3° Disqualification accompanied by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R416

…sts incurred by the immobilisation of a vehicle decided pursuant to articles 131-6 (5°) and 131-14 (2°) of the Penal Code is set by an order of the Prefect."

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Signage and lighting.

Article R4534-57

…ed by highly visible lights and vehicles or convoys are fitted with: 1° A white light at the front; 2° A red light at the rear, or a reflective device of the same colour or of equivalent effectiveness…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: State diploma

Article D4392-1

…rogramme and procedures for the preparatory training for the State diploma of childcare assistant ; 2° The conditions for awarding this diploma. This diploma may be obtained by validating experience,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-4

Where an orphan work is already registered in the database mentioned in 2° of Article L. 135-3, the organisation is not required to carry out the searches mentioned in the same Article. It must indica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Combating the misuse and dangerous use of everyday consumer products

Article L3823-5

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the second paragraph of article L. 3611-3, the words: "in the pubs mentioned in articles L. 3331-1, L. 3334-1 and L. 3334-2" are replaced by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-46

He who has repaid the bill of exchange may claim from his guarantors: 1° The full sum he has paid; 2° Interest on the said sum, calculated at the legal rate, from the day he disbursed it; 3° The costs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Sanitary facilities, catering and accommodation.

Article L4228-1

Notwithstanding articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of chapter VIII of title II of book II of part four of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Risk prevention in hyperbaric environments.

Article L4461-1

Notwithstanding Articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of Chapter I of Title VI of Book IV of Part IV of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions under wh…

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