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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-12

…plication shall be rejected, in whole or in part: 1° Which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 612-4 ; 3° Whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-12

…cle: 1° Persons who were engaged in such activities for at least three years in the ten years prior to 19 January 1994 ; 2° Persons other than those referred to in 1° who were engaged in these activit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

…ply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Combating eating disorders

Article L3821-12

Articles L. 3231-1 A and L. 3232-9 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-122

…he cases provided for in 1° of VI of Article L. 1333-9, information on the means and measures taken to protect against malicious acts is not provided as part of the application for authorisation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-12-1

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3312-12

…ncludes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the department relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue, both operating and investment. In particular, the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-14

…y date of the initial authorisation. If no decision is notified or if no additional request is sent to the applicant within three months of receipt of the application, the authorisation is deemed to h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-12

The financial holding companies referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article L. 517-1, the parent undertakings of finance companies referred to in the sixth and seventh paragraphs of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L932-12

In articles L. 225-231, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 234-1 and L. 234-2, to the words: "to the works council" are added the words: "or failing that to the employee delegates".

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