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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-12

The Regional Director of Cultural Affairs, who may be represented, reports on the dossiers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-12-1

…ndividual right to training recorded in euros, which can be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual amount of which is set for a period of three years. It is financed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice.

Article L743-12-1

…cial court registry may not employ a number of salaried commercial court registrars greater than twice that of the associated commercial court registrars practising there.Under no circumstances may th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-12-1

…ividual right to training calculated in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office within the limit of a ceiling and the annual amount of which is set for a period of three years.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-12-1

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

Article D214-32-12

…portfolio management company, the same custodian and the same auditor. The new SICAV intended to receive assets other than those mentioned in the first paragraph is of the same type as the SICAV invo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-122-1

The majority required to approve one of the transactions mentioned in the first paragraph of article 27 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies is that pro…

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

Article L3211-12-5

…if the conditions provided for in I of articles L. 3212-1 or L. 3213-1 are still met and in accordance with the procedures provided for, respectively, in chapters II or III of this title.In this case,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-3

When the commune wishes to dispose of a property transferred from a commune section pursuant to articles L. 2411-11 to L. 2411-12-2 within a period of five years from the date of publication of the tr…

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

Article R761-12-5

…s this proposal, he must send the second part of the application file within one month. In the absence of a response from the applicant within this period or, if the prefect has indicated to the appli…

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