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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-12

Any advertisement for the objects, devices or methods mentioned in article L. 5122-15 without complying with the obligation to mention the warnings and precautions for use necessary to inform the cons…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12

…may delegate this task to agents under his hierarchical authority. The persons mentioned in article L. 232-11 may take biological samples intended to reveal the use of prohibited methods or to detect…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-12

After the contract has been concluded, prices may only be increased if the contract expressly provides for this possibility and indicates that the traveller is entitled to a price reduction. In this c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The banques populaires network

Article L512-12

…opulaires network, the central body for savings banks and banques populaires referred to in Article L. 512-106 has at its disposal the guarantee funds recorded in the accounts of the société de partic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-12

…re a company's registered office is located in jointly occupied premises, in accordance witharticle L. 123-10 of the French Commercial Code, which punishes certain offences relating to the register of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-12

I. - Without prejudice to Article L. 612-8-1, the full Supervisory Board shall determine the organisational and operational principles, the budget and the internal rules of procedure of the AMF. It sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

The provisions of Article L. 4523-11 do not apply to establishments comprising at least one basic nuclear facility in which the managers of external companies and representatives of their employees ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1

…purposes, being able to constitute a category of user. The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-12

…he time of the first elections or in the event of new elections organised in application of article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the number and identity of the members of the territorial co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-12

…6 of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code, the provisions of Article L. 561-36-3 of the same Code shall also be applied.

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