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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Enforcement and sanctions

Article R151-14

The daily amount of a penalty payment ordered pursuant to article L. 151-3-1 may not exceed fifty thousand euros. Penalties are recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-14

The agenda of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie and that of the standing committee are set by the chairman. Except in urgent cases, the agenda is sent to those concerned at least fifteen days bef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-14

The authorised establishment or body must send the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé a copy of any instrument appointing the responsible perso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-14

The authorising officer of the régie, mentioned in article R. 2221-28 and to article R. 2221-57, may, by delegation from the board of directors or the municipal council and with the approval of the ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-14

A hierarchical appeal against the decision of the Labour Inspector is lodged with the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. It must be lodged within one mont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-14

In all cases where an employee, with board and lodging, receives remuneration in cash in excess of the minimum resulting from the provisions of this sub-section, the application of these provisions sh…

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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
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-14

The Board of Directors shall adopt rules of procedure relating to its operation. These rules of procedure determine in particular the composition and powers of the Audit Committee provided for in Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-14

When approval is withdrawn, the legal entity or sole trader shall immediately inform all recipients of its services by individual letter.In the absence of proof that this obligation has been fulfilled…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Platform Players' Council

Article R7345-14

Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions relating to professional secrecy, members of the Platform Players Board and persons attending its meetings at the invitation of its Chairman shall e…

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