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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-23

…7 of the Public Health Code, smoking is prohibited in the open-air areas referred to in article R. 4227-22. This prohibition is signposted in accordance with the regulations in force.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Sanitary facilities, catering

Article R4217-1

…s and premises are designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of articles: 1° R. 4228-1 to R. 4228-15, relating to sanitary installations; 2° R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, relating to ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Alarm systems

Article R4227-34

…led, as well as those, regardless of their size, where flammable materials mentioned in article R. 4227-22 are handled and used, are equipped with an audible alarm system.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-46

…the search for and identification of asbestos-containing materials provided for in articles R. 1334-22, R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 of the Public Health Code are attached to the general coordination pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other administrative police measures

Article L5145-9

I.-Where a breach of the provisions of Article 104 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of the provisions adopted for the application of III of Article L. 5143-2 is established, the admini…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-5

When requesting the opening of an investigation, the public prosecutor may, if the search to establish the truth for a crime or an offence punishable by a sentence of three years' imprisonment or more…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

I.-A judgement opening or pronouncing a judicial liquidation automatically divests the debtor, from the date of the judgement, of the administration and disposal of his assets comprising the assets in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-3

Alternative sanctions and probation measures the monitoring of which may be transferred to the executing State are those which impose one or more of the following obligations or injunctions: 1° An obl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A ter

…he allocation of free shares which do not meet the conditions laid down respectively in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186 and L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5, L. 22-10-56, L. 22-10-57, L. 22-10-59 and L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-1-3

…e commitments referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1 are subject to the provisions of Article L. 533-22-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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