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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-8

As long as the owner has not complied with the obligations set out in articles L. 1331-1 to L. 1331-7-1, he is required to pay a sum at least equivalent to the fee he would have paid to the public sew…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

…L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L. 4124-6, L. 4124-6-1, II to V of Article L. 4124-7, L. 4124-8, L. 4125-1 to L. 4125-3-1, L. 4125-4, L. 4125-5, L. 4125-7, L. 4125-8, L. 4126-1 to L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…9 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-7. The authorisation provided for in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 6211-19 is granted, fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-13

…ship and continuing vocational training programmes provided for in article 84 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition des compétences entre les communes, les départements, les r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multiannual regional plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1434-26

…concluded between the competent State authority and the national funds referred to in articles L. 227-1 and L. 611-7 of the Social Security Code and article L. 723-12 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L524-3

…ngement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 et L. 511-7 or in Book IV, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-5

…the use of temporary work set out in Articles L. 1251-9 and L. 1251-10 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Health and safety standards

Article A322-18

The health and safety standards applicable to swimming pools are set out in the amended Order of 7 April 1981 on the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools and the amended Order of 29 Novem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-5

The provisions of articles L. 820-5, L. 820-6 and L. 820-7 of the French Commercial Code apply to the statutory auditors of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2146-2

…ticles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-8, relating to trade union discrimination, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.

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