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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour inspection in mines and quarries

Article R8111-9

The provisions of article R. 8111-8 do not apply to quarries located on State property made available to the Ministry of Defence. For the latter, labour inspection missions are carried out by agents a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-32

Subject to the authorisation provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned Law no. 2000-108 of 10 February 2000, the municipalities, within their territory, and the public cooperation establishments…

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

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

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

Article L1331-9

The sums owed by the owner under articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3 and L. 1331-6 to L. 1331-8 are collected in the same way as direct taxes. Claims are presented and judged in the same way as for direct t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-11

The provisions of articles L. 4211-8, L. 4211-9 and L. 4211-10 apply to army hospitals. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat determines the adaptations that may be made, with regard to these hospitals, to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-75

As an exception to article L. 226-8, in companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the executive director(s) and the remuneration of the members of the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-15

…of the prohibitions, disqualifications or incapacities provided for by articles L. 653-2 and L. 653-8, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-13

…rticles L. 5122-2, L. 5122-3, the first paragraph of article L. 5122-6, articles L. 5122-7, L. 5122-8, L. 5122-9 and L. 5122-11 are applicable to advertising for generators, kits and precursors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-6

…may be struck off the list by the regional prefect, under the conditions set out in article L. 1453-8. They are automatically struck off the list by the regional prefect if they fail to perform their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-23

The judicial representative shall be allocated, for the verification of claims, a fee determined by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3 per claim, other than wage claims, entered on the stateme…

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