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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-1-1

…rkers concerned by the offence. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4364-7 to D. 4364-10, the following may practise the professions of orthoprosthetist, chiropodist, ocularist, epithesist or orthopaedic orthotist:1° Pract…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 228-29-1 to L. 228-29-6, in particular the conditions not provided for in Article L. 228-29-1 under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Industrial plants operating continuously.

Article L3132-10

…ion of the weekly rest period to the employees concerned, the work to which this derogation applies and, for each of these jobs, the maximum duration of the working period referred to in 1°.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-1

…rs subjecting the latter to one of the obligations provided for in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 8°, 9°, 12°, 14° and 17° of Article 138, as well as any orders abolishing, amending or dispensing with these obligati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R18-1

When the investigating judge applies the measures provided for in 13° of Article 138 (paragraph 2), notice shall be given to the bank branch or agency, the person, establishment or service that manage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-19-1

The written test of the examination with option in civil matters, lasting five hours, has as its object the processing of a file relating to one of the missions likely to be entrusted to a judicial ad…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The list of suitable candidates

Article R742-17-1

A person on the list of suitable candidates ceases to be entered on the list at his/her request, on the date of his/her appointment as a commercial court clerk or at the end of a period of five years.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144

Pre-trial detention may only be ordered or extended if it is shown, in the light of the precise and detailed elements resulting from the proceedings, that it constitutes the sole means of achieving on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

The liberty and custody judge to whom an order is referred by the investigating judge seeking the detention of the person under investigation shall cause that person to appear before him, assisted by…

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