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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Falling persons.

Article R4534-4

Once the structural work of a storey has been completed, openings in a building overlooking the void, such as bays, must be fitted with guardrails placed 90 cm from the floors and with skirting boards…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-1-1

Failure to complete or update the exposure monitoring sheet for a worker referred to in 2° of V of Article L. 4161-1, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article D. 4161-1-1, is punishable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-6

No later than 15 March of the year following the year in respect of which the declaration relating to the employment obligation is made, temporary employment agencies and employer groups shall send ea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

…regulated professions for which a European professional card, referred to in Article 1 of Order No 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated profess…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…pplicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to the promulgation of Law no. 91-716 of 26 July 1991 containing various economic and financial provisions. Articles L. 113-14,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which any undertaking comprising at least one pharmaceutical establishment must be owned by a pharmacist or by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Premium rate telephone number

Article L132-21

Any breach of the obligations relating to the consumer assistance telephone number mentioned in article L. 121-16 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Additional payment without express consent

Article L132-22

Any breach of the obligation to obtain the consumer's express consent under the conditions set out in article L. 121-17 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Advertising of regulated commercial transactions

Article L132-24

Any advertiser who disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that is prohibited under the conditions set out in article L. 121-22 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-2

Any breach of the obligation to provide information on the period of availability of spare parts referred to in article L. 111-4 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural p…

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