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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-13

The compensation paid to the person appointed by the judge to hear a minor pursuant to article 388-1 of the Civil Code is set at 40 euros for a natural person and 70 euros for a legal entity.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-13

Where a banking and payment services intermediary carries out intermediation activities in more than one of the categories mentioned in I of Article R. 519-4, he must demonstrate that he meets the hig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-13

Decisions to appoint a liquidator shall specify the foreseeable duration of the tasks entrusted and the terms of the monthly remuneration, which shall take account in particular of the nature and volu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-13

Disputes relating to the list of employees to be consulted and to the regularity of the consultation shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. They…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-13

The pre-electoral agreement mentions the conclusion of the company or group agreement authorising the use of electronic voting and, if it has already been decided, the name of the service provider cho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-13

The mediator may, in agreement with the parties, suspend the drafting of his recommendation and make it conditional upon the resumption of discussions between them in a form and within a timeframe tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-13

The members of the National Commission are appointed by order of the Minister of Labour. The members of the regional sections and those of the sections with interdepartmental jurisdiction are appointe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-13

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 3121-10, relating to the absolute maximum weekly working time, is punishable by a fifth-class fine, imposed as many times as there are employees aff…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic routes and access

Article R4214-13

Articles R. 4214-9 to R. 4214-12 also apply to main thoroughfares on company premises, as well as to thoroughfares used for surveillance and regular maintenance of company facilities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-13

The National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences provides the public with documentation and information on the ethical issues raised by health and life sciences.

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