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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R451-3

Failure to implement procedures for the withdrawal or recall of a foodstuff other than a product of animal origin or a foodstuff containing such a product that is unfit for consumption, within the mea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article R511-3

Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures obtained in digital format constitute signature procedures in digital format within the meaning of Article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L4131-3

No sanction or deduction of wages may be taken against a worker or group of workers who have withdrawn from a work situation which they had reasonable cause to believe presented a serious and imminent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose.

Article L5111-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions.

Article L5331-3

It is prohibited to publish in a newspaper, magazine or periodical or to disseminate by any other means of communication accessible to the public an insertion of offers of employment or offers of home…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-3

No direct or indirect remuneration may be demanded from jobseekers in return for the provision of placement services, subject to the provisions of : 1° Article L. 7121-9, relating to the conditions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-3

The information requested from the beneficiary of an action to validate prior learning has a direct and necessary link with the purpose of the validation as defined in article L. 6411-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-3

Falsified medicinal product means any medicinal product, as defined in Article L. 5111-1, involving a misrepresentation of: 1° Its identity, including its packaging and labelling, its name or its comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-3

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-3

I.-As an exception to the last paragraph ofarticle L. 8241-1 and under the conditions set out in this article, a company may make its employees available on a temporary basis to a young company or a s…

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