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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breaches of health and safety at work, working hours, rest periods and pay

Article R8115-10

Notwithstanding Article R. 8115-2, when the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment decides to impose an administrative fine on the basis of Articles L. 47…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Accelerated substantive procedure

Article R1455-12

Unless otherwise stipulated, when it is provided that the industrial tribunal shall rule on the merits of the case in accordance with the accelerated procedure, the claim shall be brought before a hea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-18

The following are submitted to the Agency's Board of Directors for deliberation: 1° The strategic orientations of the establishment implementing the objectives entrusted to the agency by the State; 2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

I.-The costs assimilated to those of Article R. 92 and recoverable by the State are those resulting from:1° Expert appraisals carried out pursuant to the provisions of Title I of Book II of Part Three…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-14

When carrying out the risk assessment, the employer shall in particular take into consideration: 1° The inventory of ionising radiation sources provided for in Article R. 1333-158 of the Public Health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

The pharmacist in charge and the interim pharmacist in charge of the companies or organisations mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 5124-2 provide proof of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Court fees

Article R132

Any witness is entitled to the indemnity provided for in articles R. 129, R. 130 and R. 131 even though he has been awarded an allowance for travel and subsistence expenses.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to personal recovery without compulsory liquidation and to personal recovery with compulsory liquidation

Article R743-1

In the event of the total cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque, which is deemed to be the regularisation of the payment incident pursuant to the provisions of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to cross-border service providers

Article R123-30-7

The provisions of articles R. 123-30-1 to R. 123-30-6 are applicable to the processing of registration declarations and applications for authorisation or declarations prior to the exercise of the acti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
C: Travel and subsistence expenses

Article R138

The travel and subsistence allowances provided for in articles R. 133 et seq are granted to persons accompanying minors aged sixteen or witnesses who are ill or infirm under the conditions specified i…

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