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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-28

Where the employment contract is terminated before the employee has been able to benefit from all of the leave to which he was entitled, he shall receive, for the fraction of leave that he did not ben…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Breaches of the rules on charges or discounts for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L171-2

Any breach of the obligation mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 112-13 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article L310-26

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 310-10 will be punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros. The judgement will be published at the expense of the convicted persons or companies liable under civil l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration.

Article L7113-2

Any work commissioned or accepted by the publisher of a press title within the meaning of article L. 132-35 of the Intellectual Property Code, regardless of the medium, is remunerated, even if it is n…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2194-2

When the purchaser unilaterally makes a modification to an administrative contract subject to this Book, the co-contractor is entitled to maintain the financial equilibrium of the contract, in accorda…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-28

Employees who, by virtue of the powers they hold, can be assimilated to the employer, as well as employees related to the employer mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2314-19, may not be ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-22

Any training provider who fails to provide the trainee with the document referred to in article L. 6353-8 prior to final enrolment and payment of fees is liable to a fine of 4,500 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-21

Unless otherwise stipulated in the deliberation delegating powers, the President may sub-delegate the powers conferred by the Assembly of Martinique, under the conditions set out in article L. 7224-12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-2

The unauthorised use of the title of childcare assistant or of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the practice of this profession is punishable as the offence of usurpation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-26

When micro-enterprises make use of the option provided for in Article L. 232-25, the statutory auditors' report is not made public. When small and medium-sized companies make use of the option provide…

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