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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities.

Article L2541-12

…overed by communal pension funds; 3° The creation of communal services, bodies and establishments ; 4° The acquisition, alienation and pledging of communal property, the constitution and cancellation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

…ollective investment in transferable securities, referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 214-50, includes the following information: 1° A summary of the management objective of the undertakin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-12

…esponsible for compensating victims when the accident caused by a vehicle referred to in article L. 421-11 occurs during a journey directly linking two territories where the Treaty establishing the Eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Involvement of the French Office for Immigration and Integration acting on a court order

Article R8252-12

When the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration receives a judicial decision referred to in article R. 8252-10, he shall order the convicted person to pay these sums int…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-12

…s of the proceedings, whether they have referred the matter to the commission set up by Article 706-4 and whether, if so, it has awarded them compensation. Failing this indication, the nullity of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1180-12

…represented, until a decision is made on the petition. Where the provisions of articles 387-3, 387-4 or 387-5 of the Civil Code are applied, the minor capable of discernment or one of his parents and…

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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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…s referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 612-4 ; 3° Which relates to a divisional application whose subject matter extends beyond the content of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-12

…the licence of a sports agent who is in one of the cases of incompatibility provided for in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article L. 222-9. It shall withdraw the licence of a sports agent who is subject to one…

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

Article D2372-12

…a participating company in application of article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated: 1° If there is a social and economic committee, to the trade union organi…

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