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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-12

…ion of loss of autonomy, or in the actions necessary for the coordination of several of these acts, and who: 1° Either work in the same health establishment, within the armed forces health service, in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L611-12

If a first filing has been made in a State which is not a member of the Paris Union or the World Trade Organization, a right of priority attached to that filing having effects equivalent to those prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-12

If the lender or seller claims or receives, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-25 and, for an affected credit agreement, those of article L. 312-50, from the borrower or buyer a payment in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-12

Time spent at meetings of the social and economic committee with the employer by union representatives on the committee is paid as working time. This time is not deducted from delegation hours in comp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-12

…The beneficiary of the authorisation has a period of one month in which to present its observations and, where applicable, the compliance measures it intends to implement. Withdrawal of approval is pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-12

In the case provided for in article L. 237-19, the liquidator is appointed by order of the president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition. Any interested party may lodge an objection to the o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-12

…company, where the industrial property attorney has less than seven years of professional practice and has not previously obtained an exemption under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-12

…ency or user, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the French Penal Code, and that it be published, in full or in part, in the newspapers that it designates. These costs may…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-12

Failing payment of the price or its deposit and payment of the costs, the sale is automatically cancelled. The defaulting buyer is required to pay the difference between his bid and the resale price,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-12

…re he establishes that the value of these properties is sufficient to pay off the pursuing creditor and the registered creditors. The judgment indicates the properties on which proceedings are tempora…

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