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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Medical equipment

Article L242-47

Any breach of article L. 224-110 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12-1

The following are required to submit their pre-employment declarations electronically: 1° Employers whose staff come under the general social security scheme, other than private individuals employing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-10

An employee may only be recruited after the employer has made a declaration of the employee's name to the social security bodies designated for this purpose.The employer must complete this declaration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine :1° The conditions under which the pre-employment declaration is made ;2° The procedures for recovery of the penalty provided for in article L. 1221-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-15-1

The declaration mentioned in I of article L. 1262-2-1 is appended to the single personnel register of the company hosting the seconded employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-13

…d in the order of arrival, in a specific section of the single personnel register. The additional information to be included in this register, either for all employees, or for certain categories only,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-11

Failure to comply with the obligation to make a declaration prior to recruitment, as ascertained by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-7, will result in a penalty equal to three hundred times the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-14

The requirement to keep a single staff register may be waived to take account of the use of other means, in particular computerised means, under the conditions set out in Article L. 8113-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-15

The single staff register is made available to the Social and Economic Committee and to the officials and agents responsible for ensuring the application of this Code and the Social Security Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article R224-8

The rules governing relations between credit institutions and their customers are set out in Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the Monetary and Financial Code. The rules governing relations between…

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