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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-7

Vaping in the places mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 3513-6 in disregard of the prohibition provided for in the same article is punishable by the fine laid down for 2nd class offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-7

Compliance with the audience criterion defined in 6° of article L. 2151-1 is assessed by the Minister responsible for labour, who ensures that the amount of the contribution paid is sufficient to esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-7

Safety training is conducted with the assistance, where appropriate, of the professional body for health, safety and working conditions provided for in article L. 4643-1, and that of the prevention de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-4

…to up to one third of the sentence imposed, may be granted to convicted persons who, during their detention, including pre-trial detention, have prevented or put an end to any individual or collectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-7

I.-The training programme referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 3332-1-1 for the issue of a business licence consists of at least twenty hours of instruction spread over at least three days…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-75

…rt with territorial jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1221-14 is determined in accordance with Article R. 312-14-1 of the Code of Administrative Justic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-70

…s in acco rd ance with the provisions of articles R. 4222-12 and R. 4222-13; 5° Use of appropriate methods for measuring the agents, in particular for the early detection of abnormal exposures resulti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-7

…these guarantees is not established within the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to in article L. 134-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…ing decision shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentencing decision and has not been completed or corre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Initial training of medical auxiliaries, nursing auxiliaries, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance drivers and dental assistants recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces

Article D4383-7

The institutes or schools which train the students or pupils mentioned in article L. 4383-2-1 sign an agreement with the Minister for Defence which conforms to a standard model defined by order of thi…

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