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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

The list of sworn goods brokers is drawn up by each court of appeal at the request of the public prosecutor. It shall show, for each of them, the date of their registration as well as their profession…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Property

Article L1424-12

The departmental or territorial fire and rescue service builds, acquires or rents the assets necessary for its operation.An equipment plan is drawn up by the board of directors based on the risk cover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-12

When a portion of the territory of a commune is erected as a separate commune, the municipal council is dissolved ipso jure. New elections are held immediately unless the change occurs within three mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-12

During the period of withholding referred to in Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the def…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-12

The elections of the mayor and deputy mayors are made public, by means of posters, within twenty-four hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-12

The number of trade union delegates for each trade union section in each company or establishment is calculated under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, taking into account the num…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-12

Disciplinary proceedings are initiated by the Minister of Justice, the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the acts were committed, the public prosecutor appointed for i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-12

Any modulation of the company's contribution can only result from the application of general rules, which may not, under any circumstances, have the effect of making the ratio between the company's pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12

I. - From 1 January of the year following that in which they are created, metropolises receive a global operating grant equal to the sum of the following two elements: 1° An intercommunality grant, ca…

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