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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-30

No later than ten days after the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 249-27, the judge shall take one of the decisions provided for in this section, after having again taken the observ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for informing the public about the guarantee granted.

Article D313-30

Beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26 may obtain, on simple request to the Fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution, additional information on the conditions o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-30

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 Euros to disregard the provisions of Article L. 7124-16: 1° For any person, to have a child under the age of sixteen perform perilous…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for negotiating and concluding sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-30

A serious and fair start to negotiations implies that the organisations representing the platforms provide the organisations representing the employees with the information they need to negotiate in f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-30

…loyee has eight days from the date of presentation to sign the document provided for in article R. 1233-28. If, at the end of this period, the document has not been signed, the employer will notify th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-30

When a temporary employment undertaking's guarantee commitment comes to an end, for any reason whatsoever, it may only continue to operate if it has obtained another guarantee commitment under the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-30

…ganisation that finances all or part of the special payment vouchers mentioned in B of article L. 1271-1 issues a tax certificate to the beneficiary of the services paid for by these vouchers, includi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Court administration and inspection

Article R1423-30

The first president of the court of appeal and the public prosecutor inspect the industrial tribunals within their jurisdiction. They shall ensure, each to the extent to which he or she is concerned,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-30

Voters who are minors may, without the authorisation of their legal representative, be plaintiffs or defendants in a contentious appeal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-30

Applications for inclusion on the national list of medical accident experts provided for in article L. 1142-10 must be sent to the Chairman of the National Medical Accidents Commission by registered l…

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