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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-8

All offences punishable under articles L. 163-2, L. 163-3 as regards the provisions relating to cheques and L. 163-7 are considered, for the purposes of the provisions relating to repeat offences, to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article R321-8

…they are seriously inadequately maintained. He shall inform the body referred to in article L. 141-2 of his decision.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 862-1

For the application of article 706-2 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, after the words: "by article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code", the words: "or by locally applicable r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-8

…of hospital cooperatives of doctors draw up an establishment project as defined in article L. 6143-2. This must be reflected in the internal regulations of the hospital cooperative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sole subsection: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-80

In the absence of the agreement referred to inArticle L. 3142-129, in companies with three hundred employees or more, the percentage of employees referred to inArticle L. 3142-127 is set at 2% of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-8

Night workers benefit from compensation for the periods of night work during which they are employed, in the form of compensatory rest and, where applicable, in the form of salary compensation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-8

Technical reserves relating to reinsurance acceptances may be represented on the assets side by net receivables from cedants in respect of these acceptances.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6224-8

The local authority is obliged to grant protection to the president of the territorial council, to the territorial councillor deputising for him or her or who has received a delegation or to one of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Washbasins and showers

Article R4228-8

In establishments where certain unhealthy and dirty work is carried out, showers are made available to workers. The list of such work and the conditions under which showers are provided are laid down…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…d the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the automatic account opened for the institution concerned or in the automatic accounts grou…

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