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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-13

When, as a result of sentence reductions granted by the sentence enforcement judge, the sentenced person has no remaining sentence to serve, the information provided for in the penultimate paragraph o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

For the application of this sub-section :1° The market share of a cinema is defined as the ratio between the average sales achieved by this cinema over a given period defined in 3° and the sum of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-42

The accounts of the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel must be kept in accordance with the requirements of the accounting and banking authorities and in accordance with the instructions of the central…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4711-1

The certificates, instructions, results and reports relating to the checks and inspections for which the employer is responsible in the context of health and safety at work include compulsory informat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2-16

Judicial police officers, in the course of an investigation or the execution of a letter rogatory, may only seek or receive orders or instructions from the judicial authority to which they report.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-4

The head of the user company shall inform the heads of the external companies of his safety instructions applicable to the workers carrying out the operation, including during their movements.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-2

I. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall apply if any of the persons referred to in the same Article L. 465-1 recommends that one or more transactions be carried out on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-79-1

I.-When France Compétences revises the recommendations during the two-year period provided for in IV of article D. 6332-78-1 and V of article D. 6332-79, it invites the professional branches, by any m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of individual monitoring

Article R4426-6

The risk assessment makes it possible to identify workers for whom special protection measures may be necessary. Without prejudice to the vaccinations provided for in articles L. 3111-4 and L. 3112-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-3

The Committee is chaired either by a Councillor of State appointed by the Ministers for Social Action, Health and Social Security on the recommendation of the Vice-President of the Council of State, o…

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