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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-29

…ling agency who fails to provide a financial guarantee, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-19, is liable to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-29

In the event of a tie vote before the judgement committee or the conciliation and referral committee, the case is referred to a subsequent hearing of the judgement committee. This hearing, presided ov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-29

The Registrar shall notify the conciliator of the challenge request by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The letter of notification shall reproduce the second and third paragraphs of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7125-29

…ion by which the Assembly of French Guyana grants the financial aid provided for in article L. 7125-23 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible spl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-29

…ration by which the Assembly of Martinique grants the financial aid provided for in Article L. 7227-24 may specify the procedures for granting and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible split…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties

Article R7122-29

…of the Region of any breaches of the provisions of this section observed by labour inspectors. The mayor, the social security bodies and the director general of Pôle emploi shall inform the regional…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article R2123-23

The increases in functional allowances resulting from the application of article L. 2123-22 may amount to a maximum for the elected representatives referred to in article L. 2123-20 : 1° In the commun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-4

…n any other place suitable for implementing the educational project provided for in 1° of article R 2324-29. In collaboration with the departmental maternal and child protection service, the family cr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Review of balance sheets

Article 45

…rovisions). 3. The right to revise balance sheets is withdrawn in respect of price changes after 30 June 1959 (1).

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 477

…age or an emancipated minor who is not the subject of a guardianship measure or family habilitation may instruct one or more persons, by a single mandate, to represent him or her in the event that, fo…

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