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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book VI: Banking and financial institutions

Article R641-2

Any manager of a person referred to in I and 3° of II of Article L. 612-2 who fails to make the transfer referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 612-32 is liable to a fifth-class fine.Repetiti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3173-2

…y with the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article L. 3171-1 and those of article L. 3171-2 relating to the monitoring of working hours is punishable by a fourth-class fine. This fine is app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-2

…tilation systems are designed to : 1° Ensure that the air is renewed at all points in the premises; 2° Do not cause discomfort in the work areas, in particular as a result of air speed, temperature an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-23

…sheet for these workers containing the following information: 1° The nature of the work performed; 2° The characteristics of the emitting sources to which the worker is exposed; 3° The nature of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-23

…t. This committee comprises : 1° A representative of the Minister for Health, who is the chairman ; 2° Three representatives of each candidate trade union organisation or their alternates. The list of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-23

…hird party couple by taking part in the interview provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-2. They may be responsible for the medical monitoring and support of the woman receiving the em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Creation of apprenticeship training units

Article R6233-2

…tment, the number of apprentices to be trained and the professional qualifications being prepared ; 2° The human and material resources intended for the training, the pedagogical organisation, the sup…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-23

…and parent undertakings mentioned respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 publish an annual report on the solvency and financial situation at group level. At group level, t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of financial aid

Article D311-2

…pened in the institution's books, with a view to their investment by the person holding the account;2° Or the payment of direct allowances.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-21

The methods for calculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conse…

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