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Showing 110 of 38618 articles for Art. L. 121-12

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-12

It is prohibited to require immediate or deferred payment for goods or services supplied by a trader or, in the case of goods, to require their return or preservation, without the goods having been th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-12

Each year, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons draws up a report outlining its activities, providing quantitative and qualitative data presented by gender on asylum…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-12

The insurer who has paid the insurance indemnity is subrogated, up to the amount of that indemnity, to the rights and actions of the insured against third parties who, by their act, have caused the lo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-2

…cerned, or if one of the advisory committees for the protection of individuals mentioned in article L. 1123-1, consulted by the person responsible for the research, does not consider this information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-2

…s organised, this term of office ends on the fifteenth day of the fourth month following this renewal. The terms of office of deputies and senators expire, respectively, at each general renewal of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-12

For the adoption of the amending resolutions provided for in 4° of article R. 121-9 and those relating to building leases provided for in 9° of the same article, recourse to a procedure for consulting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-12

In urgent cases, the enforcement judge may allow the summons to be served at the time he or she specifies, even from hour to hour and on public holidays.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A121-1-2

In motor third party liability insurance, the increases listed below may only be added to the reference premium modified, where applicable, by the additional premiums or reductions mentioned in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-2

The representatives of the presidents of the regional councils are elected by the college of presidents of these assemblies in a single-round majority list ballot, with complete lists submitted, witho…

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