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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nursery assistants

Article L4392-1

The profession of childcare assistant may be practised by persons who hold : 1° a state diploma in childcare support ; 2° A certificate of aptitude for the duties of a nursery assistant; 3° The profes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nursery assistants

Article L4392-4

A childcare assistant who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-3

The company operating a private medical biology laboratory is registered : 1° On the roll of the Order of Physicians in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title I of B…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods.

Article L3172-1

Decrees of the Conseil d'Etat determine : 1° The conditions under which the monitoring of rest days is organised for all establishments, whether the weekly rest period is collective or organised on a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods.

Article L3172-2

Under the supervision of the public prosecutor, the disciplinary chambers responsible for ministerial offices ensure the application of the provisions relating to weekly rest to clerks, clerks and emp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, administer or manage a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or article L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assurance defined in arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-23

Any failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 224-59 to L. 224-62 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Opposition to cold calling

Article L242-16

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 223-1 to L. 223-5 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €375,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L743-15

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-9

I. - Loans taken out with credit institutions by social housing management bodies and their groupings as well as by all companies and bodies over which they exercise control as a result of ownership r…

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