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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examinations, checks and registers.

Article R4534-20

…ter of observations is kept at the disposal of the Labour Inspectorate, the Occupational Physician, agents of the Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, the preventi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 123-22 of the Commercial Code, the accounts of a UCITS may be kept in any currency, in accordance with the procedures laid down by d…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article L311-8

…on and prices are punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros. Articles L. 490-1 to L. 490-4 of the French Commercial Code apply.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 56

1. Customs officers are entitled to bear arms in the performance of their duties. 2. They may use their weapons under the conditions set out in Article L. 435-1 of the Internal Security Code.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the criminal courts.

Article 365-1

A summons served on an accused person by a customs officer on the instructions of the public prosecutor under the conditions set out in article 390-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be deemed…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 quater

For the application of articles 354 to 354 ter, customs officers shall use the powers provided for in this Code, even if the limitation period provided for in article 351 has expired.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification file

Article D261-5

Notification files are examined by staff who are subject to the ethical obligations set out in Chapter IV of Law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-4

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros for any person to oppose the exercise by customs officers of the powers they have under article L. 524-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-3-1

Failure by the employer to comply with the measures taken by the inspection officer pursuant to articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-16

Control of the application by employers of the provisions of this section is entrusted to the Labour Inspectorate control officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 and to the control officers of the pai…

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