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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-12-1

…article L. 6222-12, any person aged between sixteen and twenty-nine, or who is at least fifteen and can prove that they have completed the first cycle of secondary education, may, at their own request…

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

Article D47-12-2

For the application by the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge of the provisions of Article R. 53-37 providing for the statements of persons heard at several points in the territory t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

…d for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the services mentioned in article 9 of law no. 83-634 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-3

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, which shall specify in particular:1° The conditions under which the National Public Hea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-12-1

…of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudenti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

…cle L. 1434-12 may be required, under an agreement signed with the regional health agency and the local primary health insurance fund, to carry out, in whole or in part, one or more of the following p…

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

Article L3211-12-1

…st been referred by the director of the establishment when hospitalisation has been ordered in application of chapter II of the present title or by the State representative in the department when hosp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

…duration of the assignment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account, where applicable, the renewal(s) under the conditions provided for inArticle L. 1251-35 or, where applicable, A…

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

Article R761-12-4

As soon as the application is received, the 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…

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

Article L3211-12-2

I.-When a case is referred to the court in application of articles L. 3211-12 or L. 3211-12-1, the court, after hearing both parties, shall rule in public. He may decide that the hearings shall take p…

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