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Showing 48614870 of 69067 articles for Art. s. L 232-1 and L 123-14 · Art. L 242-8

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-12

Any private-sector training provider that fails to appoint a statutory auditor in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-8 is liable to a fine of €4,500.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-14

The relay doctor monitors how the therapeutic injunction is being implemented. In the third and sixth months of the measure, he carries out a new medical examination of the person concerned, then, if…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for businesses

Article L5143-1

Any employer of a company with fewer than three hundred employees has the right to obtain precise information within a reasonable timeframe when he or she contacts the authorities on a question relati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-1

In order to ensure the safety and protect the health of people working on a building or civil engineering site, the client, the project manager and the health and safety coordinator mentioned in artic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-5

The provisions of articles…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Civil liability insurance.

Article R512-14

I.-The professional indemnity insurance contract provided for in article L. 512-6 must cover the territory of the European Community and that of the other States party to the Agreement on the European…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11

Withdrawal of funds from cash subscriptions may not be made by the company's agent until the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. If the company is not incorporated within…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-18

Organising competitions at the end of which an international, national, regional or departmental championship title or a title likely to be confused with one of these titles is awarded without being t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-14

In application of the provisions of article R. 4641-1, the specialised commission responsible for issues relating to agricultural activities is consulted on texts presented on the report of the Minist…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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