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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3246-4

Failure to comply with the legal provisions relating to wage supplements is punishable by a fourth-class fine. The fine is imposed as many times as there are employees concerned.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-4

It is forbidden to mention on the pay slip the exercise of the right to strike or the activity of employee representation. The nature and amount of remuneration for representation activities appear on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4423-4

The employer shall make the information used to assess the risks available to the Labour Inspectorate and to the agents of the prevention department of the social security bodies.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-4

In pubs, restaurants and hotels, equipment, crockery and objects of any kind strictly reserved for the operation of the establishment, for the use of staff during their professional activities and for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Practitioners providing services.

Article R4126-4

The provisions of this section do not apply to practitioners who benefit from the provisions of existing agreements relating to cross-border practitioners.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-4

The periods of employment are calculated, where applicable, after applying to each of them a coefficient equal to the ratio between the weekly working time of the person concerned, fixed by his contra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Grants

Article D6352-40

Advances against subsidies may be granted to the centre. At the start-up stage, these advances may be equal to the operating expenditure forecast for the first two calendar quarters following the date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alternatives to full hospitalisation

Article R6121-4

The purpose of the alternatives to hospitalisation mentioned in article L. 6121-2 is to avoid full-time hospitalisation or to reduce its duration. The services provided in this way are distinct from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-4

Members of the Board of Directors who fall under the incompatibilities or incapacities provided for in article L. 6162-8 are automatically declared to have resigned by the Director General of the Regi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

Extradition shall not be granted: 1° Where the person claimed has French nationality, the latter being assessed at the time of the offence for which extradition is requested; 2° Where the crime or off…

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