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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-17

In addition to the officers and agents of the criminal investigation department, the labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the inspectors of the social security bodies are authorised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

I.-When it is observed that a person, whether a natural person or a legal entity, is engaged in the activity of performing arts entrepreneur without holding a valid activity declaration receipt as ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

The chèque emploi-service universel, when it has the nature of a special payment voucher, may be pre-financed in whole or in part by a person for the benefit of his employees, agents, beneficiaries, p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10-1

Continuing training is compulsory for industrial property attorneys registered on the list mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 422-1. The Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété indus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-14

Debts appearing in the debtor's statement of indebtedness drawn up by the commission may not produce interest or generate late payment penalties from the date of admissibility and until the implementa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-18

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5215-40, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative(s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-20

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, for internal modelling purposes, refer to a time horizon or use a risk measure other than those provided for in Article R. 352-2, provided that the results…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Chapter 1 of Title III of Book I of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Articles L. 2131…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

Articles L. 3311-1, L. 3321-1, L. 3322-6, L. 3322-8, L. 3322-9, the first paragraph of Article L. 3336-4, Articles L. 3342-1 to L. 3342-3 of Book III of this Part are applicable in the Territory of th…

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