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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-5

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the age of admission set out in articles L. 4153-1 to L. 4153-5 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

…antee and Resolution Fund manages the surety guarantee mechanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mecha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-5

I.-The court clerk shall attach to the copy of the judgment referred to in Article R. 645-4 a document reproducing the terms of II of this article, as well as: 1° Those of articles L. 645-4, L. 812-2,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-5

…in demonstrations;4° Expenditure relating to administrative procedures in the territories concerned;5° Expenditure relating to personnel specially hired to carry out the distribution project. Where st…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-51

The provisions of the Articles 695-47 to 695-50 shall apply to requests for transit submitted by a Member State of the European Union or by a State linked to the European Union by an agreement mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-53

…f prevention measures which is his responsibility in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4511-5 to R. 4511-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5

…of: 1° The provisions of articles L. 1132-1 to L. 1132-4 of the Labour Code and those of article 225-2 of the Criminal Code, relating to discrimination ; 2° The provisions of articles L. 1142-1 and L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2352-5

Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 2352-3, the number of seats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat; 2° From more than…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-5

For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 413-5 if the foreign national has completed his or her education in a French secondary school abroad the latter must be on the list provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-5

…greement. Its rules then include the clauses set out in articles L. 3323-1 to L. 3323-3 and L. 3324-5.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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