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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-41

Inspections to ensure that the persons referred to in 10°, 11° bis and 14° of Article L. 561-2 are complying with the obligations referred to in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 561-36 are condu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-2

The determination of the seats on each regional cross-industry joint committee provided for in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 takes into account the votes cast, in the professional and territorial area of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-3

The installations are designed and built in such a way that : 1° No dangerous active part is accessible to workers, except in premises and locations where there is a particular risk of electric shock,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-11

The authorisation of a centre, as provided for in article L. 2131-5, is subject to the following conditions: 1° The centre must operate within a public or private health organisation or establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-7

A fixed fee of €6.85 shall be charged for the deposits, lifting of status and requisitions appearing in the following numbers of the table mentioned in Article A. 444-1:1° Number 9 (deposit at the Cai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-14

Air from a room with specific pollution can only be recycled if it is effectively purified. After recycling, it may only be sent to other rooms if the pollution of all the rooms concerned is of the sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Sanitary facilities, catering

Article R4217-2

When, in application of article R. 4228-10, ten toilets must be installed, one of them, as well as a washbasin placed nearby, are designed to allow access and independent use by disabled people in whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-11

The purpose of the automated processing is to ensure: 1° Remote declaration of the commercial events mentioned in articles R. 762-4 and R. 762-10, as well as the remote declaration of the registration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-34

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority's budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Martinique Economic, Social, Enviro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-12

Approval is refused if the application does not comply with the conditions set out in article R. 4381-10 or if the articles of association do not comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions…

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