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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-6

Decisions taken by the judge in the context of delegated conciliation are measures of judicial administration.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-12

…de whether to adopt the rules governing open-ended real estate investment companies (sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable) under the conditions laid down in the company…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-12

After approving the annual financial statements and noting the existence of distributable sums, the General Meeting determines the share allocated to shareholders in the form of dividends. However, wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-12

The liquidator is liable, both to the company and to third parties, for the harmful consequences of faults committed by him in the performance of his duties. Liability actions against liquidators are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-12

Registrations and deletions are published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. The updated list of qualified persons is published at the beginning of each calendar year in the bullet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5421-12

The departmental councils may, by concurring deliberations, decide either the withdrawal of a department from the interdepartmental institution or the dissolution of the latter. The deliberations set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-12

Applications for authorisation are examined by local government departments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-12

The president of the departmental council may, by delegation of the departmental council , be responsible for exercising, on behalf of the department, the pre-emption rights of which it is the holder…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-12

…ld criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Penal Code, for the offences defined in this chapter shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-12

…he Committee, its secretary will inform the judge being prosecuted by any means that confers a date certain, stating that he or she may inspect the documents relating to the prosecution at the Committ…

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