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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…and slaughterhouses ;-Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005, as amended, laying down requirements for feed hygiene with the exception of the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-12

The amount of aid for property investment that local authorities and their groupings may grant pursuant to Article L. 1511-3 is calculated by reference to the market value of the land and buildings se…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-12

…11° One person nominated by the Centre national de la propriété forestière or its representative; 12° Five persons nominated for their administrative, technical or scientific skills. III - The membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6221-12

…except when the articles LO 6213-3, LO 6213-4, LO 6213-5, LO 6214-2, LO 6251-2, LO 6251-3, LO 6251-12, LO 6251-13 or LO 6251-16. Without prejudice to the powers that the president of the territorial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6321-12

…era, except when Articles LO 6313-3, LO 6313-4, LO 6313-5, LO 6314-2, LO 6351-2, LO 6351-3, LO 6351-12, LO 6351-13 or LO 6351-16. Without prejudice to the powers that the president of the territorial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Assessment and certification.

Article R6113-12

…s are respected, the results of the evaluation of patient satisfaction provided for in article L. 1112-2 and the improvement in hospital practices resulting from measures taken within the framework of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article D47-12

…e second paragraph of Article 706-56, persons authorised under the conditions set out in article 16-12 of the Civil Code without being registered on a list of forensic experts may, in order to carry o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-12

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications shall be thirty days from the date on which the contract notice is sent or, where the call for competition is made by means of a prior information no…

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

Article 124 B

…ions also apply to transfers of any other bonds or contracts whose income is referred to in article 124 or I of article 125-0 A.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-12

In application of article L. 1221-3, any public or private body, of any nature whatsoever, wishing to provide training for local elected representatives provided for in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10…

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