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

Article L4741-8

Employing minors in habitual begging, either openly or under the guise of a profession, is punishable by the penalties set out in articles 225-12-6 and 227-29 of the Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-1

It is an offence for a project owner to have a building or part of a building built or converted for professional use without complying with the obligations imposed by the provisions of articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Infringements of the rules relating to occupational medicine.

Article L4745-1

…convicted person's establishment, at the latter's expense, under the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the Criminal Code, and that it be published, in full or in excerpts, in the newspapers it d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Breaches concerning young people under the age of eighteen

Article L4753-2

Employing a worker under the age of eighteen in one or more of the prohibited activities provided for in Article L. 4153-8 and the regulatory provisions adopted for its application, or in regulated ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4822-1

…n twelve months of obtaining this authorisation. Continuation of the authorisation is subject to production of a certificate of validation of this training.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-1

…oordinates the implementation of these measures. The employment centres provided for in Article L. 5313-1 shall participate in the implementation of the outplacement measures provided for in this chap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-3

Any young person between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five who is in difficulty and at risk of exclusion from the labour market is entitled to state-organised support on the road to employment and i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

…experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concluded pursuant to article L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-2

If, at the end of the period set in a formal notice served in application of article L. 4721-8, the dangerous situation persists, the labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-14

…cted person's establishments, at the latter's expense, under the conditions provided for inarticle 131-35 of the French Penal Code, and that it be published, in full or in extracts, in the newspapers…

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