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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-voting preference shares.

Article R228-45

…ing preference shareholders' meetings are made under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-62, R. 225-63, R. 225-65 to R. 225-69 and, where applicable, R. 225-70. The agenda on the notice of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Obstacles and offences

Article L8114-2

The provisions of articles L. 433-3, L. 433-5 and L. 433-6 of the French Penal Code, which respectively provide for and punish acts of violence, insult and resistance against officers of the judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions.

Article L8323-3

…of the provisions of article L. 8323-2, is punishable by the penalties laid down in articles L. 8256-2 to L. 8256-6.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-12

Persons performing the techniques referred to in articles R. 1311-1 and R. 1311-6 shall inform their customers, before they undergo these techniques, of the risks to which they are exposed and, after…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-4

…e public prosecutor, are set by the table below: IP. ¹ 39 IP. ² 74 IP. ³ 52 IP. 4 111 IP. 5 153 IP. 6 12

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions

Article R3222-1

…ith the provisions relating to equal pay for men and women set out in articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-6 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. The fine is applied as many times as there are workers paid u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-1

…rs in which the particular characteristics of the activity justify, in application of articles L. 3163-2 and L. 6222-26, the granting of a derogation from the ban on night work for young workers are:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-9

The powers of the Prefect of the département mentioned in articles R. 1435-1 to R. 1435-6 are exercised in the département of Paris by the Prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Prefect of Paris, and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-357

…ith the Association or by a student midwife who fulfils the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6. A midwife who is to be replaced must, except in emergencies, inform her local Association Council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-8

The declarations mentioned in articles R. 762-1, R. 762-5, R. 762-10 and R. 762-11 are made electronically via the public website of the Ministry of Commerce. The acknowledgement of receipt referred t…

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