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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-2

The penalties provided for in Article L. 571-4 shall apply to any person, acting either on its own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity and habitually engaged in manual foreign exchange transactions,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-42

I. - Financial penalties imposed pursuant to this section may be subject to a surcharge of up to 10% of their amount, payable by the person sanctioned and intended to finance victim support. Article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2136-1

Any director or administrator of a professional trade union or union of trade unions who fails to comply with the provisions of article L. 2131-1, relating to the purpose of trade unions, is liable to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-21

In the event of exceptional circumstances and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-40

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-36, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall determine:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-6

An employee whose ascendant, descendant, brother, sister or person sharing the same home is suffering from a life-threatening illness or is in the advanced or terminal stages of a serious and incurabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-65

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-60, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public policy

Article L3151-3

Any employee may, at his or her request and in agreement with his or her employer, use the rights allocated to the time savings account to supplement his or her remuneration or to gradually stop worki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-5

The departmental mother and child protection service liaises with the school health service, in particular by forwarding to the school health doctor the medical records of children being monitored at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6

Making available to the public an automatic device for dispensing alcoholic beverages is punishable by a fine of €3,750.The machine used to commit the offence will be seized and the court will order i…

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