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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-120

…ing the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the Criminal Code, it shall order, if the Public Prosecutor or a party has so requested, that the case file be forwarded by the Public Prosecutor to the Att…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-12

…rough economic activity, are checked the year following their registration by the departmental directorate for employment, work and solidarity, with territorial jurisdiction, in accordance with the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 3332-1 and subject to protected areas, the representative of the State in the département where the aerodrome is located may authorise the transfer, to civ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-12

As of 1 January 1991, the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region contributes to the improvement of living conditions in the urban communes of Ile-de-France that bear particular b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D144-12

I. - Information held by the Banque de France on company directors and sole traders may be communicated to the entities mentioned in article L. 144-1. II. - When it relates to decisions taken in the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a participating company in application of article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated: 1 If there is a social and economic committee, to the trade union organisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-1

…isation may not continue without a decision on this measure having been taken by the liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has first been referred by the director of the establishment when hos…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-12

In accordance with dispositions de l'article L. 235-1 du code de la sécurité intérieure, les résultats des analyses d'identification par empreintes génétiques mentionnées aux I et II de l'article R. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-127

The authorisation to manufacture or use a high activity sealed source sets out in particular:1° Requirements relating to the organisation of radiation protection and the allocation of responsibilities…

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