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Showing 53615370 of 59562 articles for Art. n° 23-022 and 7 July 1995

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-7

…té sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail shall impose the financial penalty and notify the company by any means that enables the date of receipt to be determined. The decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Occupational health inspector

Article R8123-7

The medical labour inspector is placed under the authority of the head of the medical labour inspection department for the exercise of his technical skills.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-7

…thority will indicate on these pages that the convicted person may exercise his/her right to access and rectify information concerning him/her with the Minister for Employment (Directorate General for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-7

…ticles R. 8253-2 et seq., the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment informs each person mentioned in the report or notice, by registered letter with ackn…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain employees whose remuneration normally includes the provision of food or accommodation.

Article D141-7

Hotel, café and restaurant staff receive a salary calculated on the basis of forty-three hours paid at the rate of the minimum growth wage, the salary thus established corresponding to a weekly attend…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-7

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23 relating to the obligations of the professional when rescinding the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions and forfeitures.

Article L211-7-1

…tims or their dependants of the victims of damage arising from a road traffic accident involving a land motor vehicle and its trailers or semi-trailers. In such a case, the insurer covering civil liab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-15

…gional detention court with territorial jurisdiction. This court is composed of a chamber president and two councillors of the court of appeal, appointed by the first president of this court for a ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-20

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who has been released on parole, unless this measure has been revoked. When security detention is ordered in respect of a person who has been se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-14

The situation of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13 is examined, at least one year before the date set for their release, by the multidisciplinary committee on security measures provided for i…

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