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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1-1

Without prejudice to 4° of Article L. 3142-1, in the event of the death of a child under the age of twenty-five or of a person under the age of twenty-five who is effectively and permanently dependent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

…Statutory Auditor appointed for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 or L. 22-10-66, may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board to make a fr…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article L282-12

Official reports drawn up for infringements of the provisions of this chapter shall be forwarded without delay to the authority competent to initiate proceedings. Such reports shall be deemed authenti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-17

…s and agents of the criminal investigation department, the labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the inspectors of the social security bodies are authorised to record the offences ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-5-1

…and characteristics of the loans they finance or distribute that meet the definition referred to in III of article 80 of law no. 2005-32 of 18 January 2005 on social cohesion and benefit in this respe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-1

…voucher. A.-The employment voucher enables : 1° To declare the employees mentioned in 3° ofarticle L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code; 2° To declare trainee au pair family helpers as mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities

Article L2422-11

…gement mandate is incompatible with any project management, technical control as defined in article L. 125-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code, or works execution assignment relating to the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1

Unfair terms are deemed unwritten.The contract remains enforceable in all its provisions other than those deemed unfair if it can survive without such terms.The provisions of this article are of publi…

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