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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-12

The claims referred to in articles L. 3253-10 and L. 3253-11 are guaranteed: 1° When they are due and payable on the date of the judgment opening the proceedings ; 2° When, if a plan organising the sa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of sale

Article L3512-12

It is forbidden to sell or offer free of charge tobacco products as defined in article L. 3512-1 or ingredients as defined in article L. 3512-2 to minors under the age of eighteen in tobacconists and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-12

…sums held in the automatic account of distribution companies that were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period referred to in 2° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-12

…on ipso jure against creditors whose rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 2285 of the Civil Code:

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-12

When they observe an infringement, the authorised officers may take a sample of the goods or a copy thereof to be used as evidence. A report will be drawn up when a sample is taken.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article L742-12

The trustee draws up a balance sheet of the debtor's economic and social situation, verifies the claims and assesses the assets and liabilities.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-12

The declaration of claims shall include the amount in principal, interest, incidentals and costs of the claim on the day it is declared, the origin of the claim, the nature of any lien or security att…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-12

The amount of the contribution to the guarantee fund, provided for in I of article L. 421-10-1, is determined in accordance with the following formula, for an accounting year i :CFi = max [0; T% x (Mi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-12

…mber of terminations of employment contracts and secondment contracts mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1251-1, excluding resignations, employment contracts and secondment contracts concluded with a struc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-12

When the patient's care pathway includes tests, collection and processing of biological signals for which a prescription has been issued and which require a measuring device, the medical biologist sha…

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