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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-15

…in articles L. 3122-1 to L. 3122-24, L. 3163-1 and L. 3163-2 and the decrees issued for their application is punishable by a fifth-class fine, imposed for each number of employees affected by the off…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-131

…o the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, to the preferential allocation to them of the shares of their author is notified to the company and to each of the partners…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-130

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 for the transfer of the deceased partner's shares is set at one year from the date of death. It may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-91

The period provided for by the second paragraph of Article 24 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 for the transfer of the shares of a deceased partner is set at one year from the death of the partne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-4

A joint order by the ministers responsible for labour, mines, the environment and agriculture sets out the list of specific workplaces mentioned in b of 4° of article R. 4451-1, as well as the specifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-12

…horised to be placed on partial activity, to a percentage of the previous gross hourly remuneration calculated under the conditions of II of article L. 3141-24 and the first and third paragraphs of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-11

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-3

…store, distribute or transfer these products must be authorised, pursuant to Article L. 1243-2, to carry out these storage and distribution activities under the conditions provided for in this sectio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1738

1. Failure to comply with the obligation to file a tax return and its appendices electronically or to pay tax by bank transfer, electronic settlement or direct debit at the initiative of the Treasury…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…rrender and that he will appear, within a maximum of five days, before the public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal. The public prosecutor also informs the person that he or she may be assisted…

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