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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-26

The notice of non-payment for insufficient funds drawn up pursuant to article L. 131-84 must include all the information provided for in 1°, 2°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 8° of article R. 131-12, as well as the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-25

Directly or indirectly providing the children mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 7124-1 and article L. 7124-2 or their legal representatives with funds in excess of the share set pursuant to the firs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

…provided for in Article L. 1245-6, which ensure their traceability and safety.When distribution is carried out in application of an agreement mentioned in I of Article R. 1243-3-1, these documents ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-2

…to the eyes, skin or mucous membranes; 3° It must comply with quality limits, covering microbiological and physico-chemical parameters, defined by order of the Minister for Health; 4° Comply with qua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-2

…the debtor's cessation of payments. Where a farm is involved, the creditor shall attach to its application a certificate, issued by the court clerk, of the referral to the president of the judicial co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article D741-24

…of common services; - archiving; - IT and telematics for the profession; - central files; - communication; - research and development. The amount of the contribution to the financing of services of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article R2214-2

…shed by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the ministers responsible for the budget, local authorities and, where applicable, overseas departments and territories when the request comes f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-2

The Single Occupational Risk Assessment Document must be updated: 1° At least once a year in companies with at least eleven employees; 2° Whenever a decision is taken to make any major change to healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Indoor and outdoor lactaria

Article D2323-2

…ualify and process breast milk; 3° Store breast milk; 4° Distribute and dispense breast milk on medical prescription. These tasks are carried out through anonymous and personalised milk donations. Per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-23

…hose in which substances or preparations classified as highly flammable or materials in such a physical state that they are likely to catch fire instantly on contact with a flame or spark and spread t…

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