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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-38

I.-The contribution rate for companies is set by agreement between the professional employers' organisations and the trade union organisations representing employees at national level in the building…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-3

Any investor who has given his consent, under the conditions set out in Article L. 452-2, to the institution of proceedings before a criminal court shall be deemed to be exercising the rights of a civ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-36

Article L. 232-1 of the French Commercial Code is applicable to electronic money institutions under conditions set by the Autorité des normes comptables (French accounting standards authority), after…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30

Subject to the application ofArticle 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, information held by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may not be used for purposes other than those provided fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article L622-3

Any consumer who has given his agreement, under the conditions provided for in article L. 622-2, to the bringing of an action before a criminal court is deemed in that case to be exercising the rights…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of risks of exposure to ionising radiation.

Article L4451-3

The person appointed by the employer to advise on the radiation protection of workers is bound by professional secrecy under the penalties and conditions set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-3

The legal entities referred to in Article L. 6227-1 may enter into agreements with another legal entity governed by public law or with a company whereby part of the practical training is provided by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Definitions.

Article L7412-3

When home workers work in the same premises to perform complementary tasks, they acquire the status of workshop employees. These provisions do not apply when the homeworker works with his or her spous…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-3

Preferential debts pursuant to article L. 8253-2 owed by a trader, a craftsman or a legal entity governed by private law, even if it is not a trader, are entered in a public register within six months…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3

It is also an infringement offence to reproduce, represent or distribute, by any means whatsoever, a work of the mind in violation of the author's rights, as defined and regulated by law. It is also a…

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