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Article L4745-1 of the French Labour Code

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4621-1 to L. 4624-9 and L. 4644-1 and the regulations made for their application is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence within three years, by four months’ imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

The court may also order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted on the doors of the convicted person’s establishment, at the latter’s expense, under the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the Criminal Code, and that it be published, in full or in excerpts, in the newspapers it designates. These costs may not exceed the maximum amount of the fine incurred.

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Article L4745-1

Le fait de méconnaître les dispositions des articles L. 4621-1 à L. 4624-9 et L. 4644-1 et des règlements pris pour leur application est puni, en cas de récidive dans le délai de trois ans, d’un emprisonnement de quatre mois et d’une amende de 3 750 euros.

La juridiction peut également ordonner, à titre de peine complémentaire, l’affichage du jugement aux portes de l’établissement de la personne condamnée, aux frais de celle-ci, dans les conditions prévues à l’article 131-35 du code pénal, et son insertion, intégrale ou par extraits, dans les journaux qu’elle désigne. Ces frais ne peuvent excéder le montant maximum de l’amende encourue.

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