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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-32

The intervention of a new creditor may be contested at any time during the attachment procedure. Once the seizure has been completed, the debtor may still bring an action for recovery at his own expen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-38

…bt not guaranteed by the Treasury's lien, in accordance with article L. 262 of the Book of Tax Procedures, the employer informs the public accountant of the attachment in progress.The accountant sends…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods

Article R3172-3

…period, and in the absence of an entry in the register, the Labour Inspectorate may only request a duly kept notebook indicating the name and date of recruitment of the employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3173-3

Failure to submit to the Labour Inspectorate the documents required to record the hours worked by each employee, in breach of the provisions of article L. 3171-3, is punishable by a third-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article R3252-34

In the event of seizure of sums due by way of remuneration, the sums paid to the registrar of the judicial court or, where applicable, of one of its local chambers, shall be distributed at least every…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-39

…the remuneration provided for in article L. 3252-5. It shall pay the maintenance creditor the sums due to it. If these sums do not exceed the unseizable portion of the remuneration, the employer shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions

Article R3222-3

Failure to communicate articles relating to equal pay for men and women in accordance with article R. 3221-2 is punishable by a third-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-31

After the judge has verified the amount, in principal, interest and costs, of the new claim that is the subject of an intervention in an ongoing attachment, the court clerk notifies the debtor and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3164-5, relating to the work of apprentices on Sundays in sectors where this is justified by the particular characteristics of the activity, is puni…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-33

A creditor who is a party to the proceedings may, by way of intervention, claim interest due and costs and expenses liquidated or verified since the seizure.

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