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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-7

…een keyboard has the following characteristics: 1° It can be tilted and is separate from the screen to enable the worker to adopt a comfortable position which does not cause fatigue of the forearms or…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-7

Infringements of articles L. 112-6 to L. 112-6-2 are recorded by agents designated by order of the Minister responsible for the budget. The debtor or the court-appointed agent having made a payment in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-3

…es not preclude the exercise of appeals.The notices provided for in this article may also be issued to the sentenced person by the court clerk or the clerk of the enforcement office.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-7

…aris Court of Appeal may order a stay of execution of the precautionary measures if they are likely to entail manifestly excessive consequences or if new facts of exceptional gravity have arisen subse…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of individual monitoring

Article R4426-7

Any worker exposed to group 3 or 4 biological agents will benefit from enhanced individual monitoring under the conditions set out in articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 of this code. Any worker exposed…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8115-7

When a Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer observes one of the breaches of the declaration and information obligations mentioned in Articles R. 8293-1 to R. 8293-4, and R. 8295-3 committed by the e…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-70

…sons may not sit on the committee 1° The spouse of the practitioner concerned or any person related to the latter by blood or marriage up to and including the fourth degree; 2° Any person who initiate…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-26

When the investment of the sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account is made under article 721-23 and the sums due in return for the acquisition of the exploitation rights abroad have not…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-7

The territorial council chooses to vote on the local authority's budget by nature or, from 1 January 2009, by function.If the budget is voted on by nature, it also includes a cross-referenced presenta…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6361-7

The territorial council chooses to vote on the local authority's budget by nature or, from 1 January 2009, by function.If the budget is voted on by nature, it also includes a cross-referenced presenta…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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