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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Obligations relating to the identification of customers, accounts and persons as part of the fight against tax evasion and fraud

Article L564-2

Financial institutions subject to Article I of Article 1649 AC of the General Tax Code,Article L. 102 AG of the Book of Tax Procedures and Article L. 564-1 of this Code shall set up an internal contro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-10

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer as referred to in article L. 1224-1, the mandate of the trade union delegate or central trade union delegate continues when the undertaking…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article L2317-1

Obstructing either the setting up of a social and economic committee, an establishment social and economic committee or a central social and economic committee, or the free appointment of their member…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2351-2

When a European Company mentioned in Article L. 2351-1 is a Community-scale undertaking or a Community-scale group of undertakings within the meaning of Article L. 2341-2, the provisions of Title IV r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-6

For a Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings required to set up a European Works Council or an information and consultation procedure in one of the States other than France mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work.

Article L3163-3

In an extreme emergency, if adult workers are not available, the provisions of articles L. 3163-1 and L. 3163-2 may be waived for young workers aged between sixteen and eighteen, for temporary work in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1532-3

For its application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, article L. 1221-4 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1221-4. - Blood, its components and their derivatives may not be distributed or used…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-9

The powers granted to the representative of the State in the département by article L. 3131-8 may be exercised, under the same conditions, by the prefects of the defence zone and by the Prime Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Therapeutic injunction by the trial court

Article L3425-2

Failure to comply with the decision ordering a therapeutic injunction is punishable by the penalties provided for in articles L. 3421-1 and L. 3425-1. However, these penalties are not applicable when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3833-1

The provisions of Chapter III of Title I and those of Title II of Book IV of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 3833-2 and L.…

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