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

Article R5211-12

…the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation adopts the distribution of the sums pooled and paid back to the municipalities by 15 October of the year of distribution at the latest. It noti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-12

Disciplinary proceedings are initiated by the Minister of Justice, the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the acts were committed, the public prosecutor appointed for i…

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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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R321-12

…r organisation to ensure the management of multi-territorial exploitation authorisations in accordance with article L. 325-3 shall give a written response within one month, giving reasons if it is neg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-127

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, at the request of a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment exporting a veterina…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-12

…of the third class for:1° Not paying the resale right to the beneficiary who requests it in accordance with I of Article R. 122-10;2° Not to notify one of the collective management bodies in accordanc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-12

…in articles R. 7232-4 to R. 7232-9; 2° Does not comply with the legal provisions relating to health and safety at work; 3° Carries out activities other than those declared in the application for appro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-12

…rying on the activity referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article L. 111-7 displays, in a legible and comprehensible manner, at the top of each page of comparison results and before the offers are r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Supervisory Board

Article D1442-12

For the application to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin of article D. 1432-15, 1° to 3° of I are worded as follows: 1° Three representatives of the State: a) The rector of the Guadeloupe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article A421-12

…tribution 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 -Pi)] + max [0; (P%x…

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