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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-12

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Penal Code, for the offences defined in this chapter shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-12

The Prefect may, on his own initiative on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency or at the request of the authorisation holder and in accordance with the procedure laid dow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-12

The holder of an operating licence must declare to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and send him all the in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-12

The debtor's spouse must be heard or duly summoned before any decision authorising the sale of the community property. Where, in the course of the proceedings, the dissolution of the community existin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-12

The Minister for Justice may at any time request a copy of the probationary period register.The probationer shall notify the National Council of any change in the conditions under which the probationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-12

The prefect draws up a list of voters from whom he has received the envelope in which the votes were cast. The list is closed at 6 p.m. on the eve of the counting of votes in the first ballot. Any env…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-12

As soon as the matter has been referred to the Committee, its secretary will inform the judge being prosecuted by any means that confers a date certain, stating that he or she may inspect the document…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-12

For housing owned by the municipality, the mayor of the municipality provides the borough mayors or the municipal commission with the information mentioned in articles R. 2511-8, R. 2511-9 and R. 2511…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R773-12

Article R. 522-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R774-12

Article R. 522-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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