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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-39

In the event of an infringement by the operator of a general shop of the provisions of this chapter or of the decrees of the Council of State made for the application of the said provisions, the prefe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-3

Employing an apprentice under the age of eighteen to work at night, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6222-26, is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

I. - Supervision of compliance by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Resources and means

Article D1233-30

The clauses of the reservist's contract of engagement define in particular: 1° The host organisation; 2° the mission entrusted to the reservist; 3° The places where the mission is to be carried out; 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-34

I.-Under the conditions set out in Article R. * 166 AA-1 of the French Tax Procedures Book, the institution managing the popular savings passbook account, or to which an application to open such an ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

To set the maximum time of absence to which are entitled, pursuant to Article L. 4134-7-1, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L222-3

For contracts relating to financial services involving an initial service agreement followed by successive transactions or a series of separate transactions of the same nature staggered over time, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-3

The employee is expressly informed, prior to their implementation, of the professional assessment methods and techniques used in relation to him/her.The results obtained are confidential.Employee appr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract

Article R6222-3

The apprenticeship contract specifies : 1° The full name of the employer or the name of the company ; 2° The number of employees in the company, within the meaning of article L. 130-1 of the Social Se…

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