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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

…f a loan granted under the conditions provided for in article 7 of article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code or of a free loan mentioned in article L. 548-1 of the same code is chargeable, f…

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

Article L232-12-1

…in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information, files and freedoms, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L232-12-2

I.-For the sole purpose of detecting the presence in an athlete's sample and the use by that athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to Article L. 232-9, the laboratory accredited by the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 12

Civil registrars are required to notify the tribunal d'instance:- of the death of any person leaving one or more minor children;- of the death of a person leaving among their heirs, protected adults o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

…n the institution referred to in Article L. 5312-1, a national ombudsman shall be set up to receive and deal with individual complaints relating to the operation of this institution, without prejudice…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-2

…r in article L. 5422-13. The decision applies only to the person who is the subject of this request and may be invoked against his employer, Pôle emploi and the bodies responsible for collecting unemp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-10

Application for renewal of approval may be made by the beneficiary association under the same conditions as those laid down for its issue..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-5

…In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the first part of the application and the prefect, when sending the installation proposal presented by the market manager to the appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-12

The successful candidates, duly authorised under the provisions of Article R. 15-33-29-11 as tax agents responsible for carrying out investigations pursuant to Article 28-2, are designated as judicial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-12-1

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