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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign child of a French national

Article L423-12

If they are aged between eighteen and twenty-one, or if they come under the provisions of article L. 421-35, or if they are dependent on their parents, the foreign child of a French national will be i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-12

Under the conditions they determine, the articles of association of a société européenne which does not intend to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-12

I.-The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders has sole authority to decide on the issue and conversion of preference shares in the light of a special report by the statutory auditors. It may de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-12

The procedures for applying this section, in particular the adaptation measures provided for in Article L. 1432-11, are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Other product-related offences

Article L451-12

Violation of the prohibitions set out in article L. 413-7 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Enforcement measures

Article L633-12

I. - If the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, when appointed as coordinator, finds that the regulated entities of a financial conglomerate comply with the requirements referred to in A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral operations

Article L2564-12

For the application to Mayotte of Article L. 2223-21, the reference to the national funeral regulations is replaced by the reference to the funeral regulations applicable to Mayotte.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 1242-8 and L. 1242-8-1 relating to the duration of the contract, when an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract is exposed to ionising radiatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-12

…insurance undertaking whose registered office is in France and which participates in the cover of a large risk as defined in Article L. 111-6 and situated in the European Union under a co-insurance tr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-12

The certificate shall only be issued if a prior examination shows that the variety for which protection is sought constitutes a new plant variety in accordance with Article L. 623-2. However, the body…

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