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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-5

…n as defined in Article R. 761-12-1. In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the first part of the application and the prefect, when sending the installation proposal present…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-6

…sons on which it is based and shall mention the time limits and channels for appeal. It is notified to the applicant either by administrative means against a receipt, or by registered letter with ackn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-2

If the file contains all the documents required to examine the application for authorisation, the prefect will send the applicant, within fifteen days of receipt of the application, a receipt of depos…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-4

…e prefect will send a copy of the first part of the application, as defined in article R. 761-12-1, to the manager of the market of national interest, with a view to finding out whether it has the are…

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

Article L3211-12-5

…ation of V of article L. 3211-12-1, the patient may, as soon as the measure is released, be subject to psychiatric care in the form mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 3211-2-1 if the conditions provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article D214-32-12

…which retains the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of the shareholders pursuant to Article L. 214-24-33, and the new SICAV have the same portfolio management company, the same cust…

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

Article L3211-12-4

The order of the liberty and custody judge made pursuant to articles L. 3211-12 , L. 3211-12-1 or L. 3222-5-1 may be appealed before the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate. The deb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-12

…ers who are members of the regional joint inter-professional committee. Their implementation is monitored and evaluated, under the control of the administrative authority, in accordance with procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-12-1

The owners, or failing that the operators, of built-up buildings shall have them inspected for the presence of asbestos; if asbestos is found to be present, they shall have a diagnosis made of the sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-12-1

…puty mayors, chaired by the mayor and comprising the deputy mayors, within which any issue relating to the coordination of public action within the territory of the new commune may be discussed.The co…

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