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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-31

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 7124-17 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros : 1° For the father, mother, guardian or employer, and generally any pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

In application of Article 31 of the aforementioned Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a decree in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-38

…oned in Article R. 6323-32.II-The right to erasure and the right to object provided for in Articles 17 and 21 of the Regulation mentioned in I do not apply to the processing mentioned in Article R. 63…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19

…into account for the calculation of the exemptions provided for in articles L. 6325-16 and L. 6325-17 is equal to the product of the working hours that the employee would have worked if he had contin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

…to L. 5461-4, L. 5461-5, L. 5461-6-1, L. 5461-6-2 and L. 5461-9, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are replaced by references to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-5

…tion and to Article L. 341-10, 5° to 7° of Article L. 341-12, Articles L. 341-13, L. 341-16, L. 341-17 and L. 353-1 to L. 353-5.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-21

A joint committee made up of an equal number of representatives of the borough mayor and the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris, appointed from among the elected councillors, defines the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…18 R. 561-31-3 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-32 n° 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-36 n° 2021-1757 of 22 December 2021 R. 561-36-1 and R. 561-36-2 n° 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-36-3 n° 202…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

The following is punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Failure to include the words "Dangerous. Respect the precautions for use. "in the cases provided for in article R. 1342-1; 2° Breaking the ban on…

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