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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article D632-3-3

The AMF shall set up cooperation agreements with the competent authorities of trading venues in other European Union Member States or States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area on whi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-11

When the results of the risk assessment show that the values triggering action are exceeded, the employer determines and implements the preventive measures and means provided for in Article R. 4453-13…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles R. 4152-13 to R. 4152-28 relating to breastfeeding rooms is punishable by a fifth-class fine, imposed as many times as there are workers concerned by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article D5132-18-1

The departmental prefect may, after consulting the departmental council for integration through economic activity, authorise an intermediary association to derogate from the duration mentioned in 2° o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-11

Where necessary, the Chairman of the Regional Council and the Regional Prefect may jointly invite representatives of local authorities or operators who are not members of the Regional Committee for Em…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-11

The decisions of the Board of Directors relating to 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13° and 19° of I of article R. 6123-8 are automatically enforceable fifteen days after they are received by the ministers responsi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D131-2-1

Sports federations shall forward information relating to the identity of the persons referred to in article D. 131-2 to government departments in order to: 1° Enable these departments to check that th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

The following provisions do not apply to the dismissal of an employee who has been with the company for less than two years and to dismissals carried out by an employer who usually employs less than e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

The Labour Inspector may, notwithstanding any criminal proceedings, refer the matter to the court in summary proceedings in order to order all appropriate measures to put an end to the unlawful employ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-44

Holding shares in a company for the liberal practice of industrial property attorneys is prohibited for any person struck off the list of industrial property attorneys or the list of patent attorneys…

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