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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants

Article D1234-1

The provisions of article L. 1243-1 are applicable to bone marrow. For the application of these provisions to bone marrow, the issue of the authorisation referred to in Article L. 1243-1 is subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D524-2

…st six months ; - have at least six months' experience in accounting, banking or other financial activities, or have completed a qualifying training course. In addition, a decree will set out the term…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D524-1

The following do not constitute the practice of the profession of bureau de change: 1. The activity of manual foreign exchange by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2, other than those referred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-8

…vertime without complying with the limits set by articles L. 3123-9 and L. 3123-28 or by the collective labour agreements provided for by article L. 3123-20 ; 2° By an employee employed under an inter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-3

…set out in articles L. 3121-67 and L. 3121-68 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Contraventions give rise to as many fines as there are unduly employed employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-7

…121-30, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-36 to L. 3121-40 ispunishable by a fourth-class fine. Infringements give rise to as many fines as there are employees wrongly employed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-2

Application of the stipulations of a company or establishment agreement or of a branch agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 3121-27 to L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-35 to L. 3121-40 is punisha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-1

…27 to L. 3121-33, and L. 3121-35 to L. 3121-40 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Infringements give rise to as many fines as there are employees wrongly employed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-4

…121-11 and L. 3121-12 inthe event of on-call duty is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Failure to give each employee concerned, or to keep available for the Labour Inspectorate, the document summaris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-5

…nth and the limits within which overtime may be worked ; 2° For an employee employed under a collective bargaining agreement mentioned in Article L. 3121-44, the reference working time; 3° For an empl…

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