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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-12-1

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-1

Unilateral cancellation by the insurer of an insurance contract covering a natural person outside their professional activity, in the cases provided for in this book or pursuant to the first paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-5-5

Without prejudice to the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6122-2, the granting or renewal of the authorisation, mentioned in Article L. 2131-1, granted to public health establishments and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-12-1

I.-Preference shares bought back are used for the purposes set out in articles L. 225-204 to L. 225-214. II.-Preference shares repurchased in accordance with the provisions of III of Article L. 228-12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 7123-4-1, models recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on t…

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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 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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain 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

Within 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 prej…

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

Article L5312-12-2

Pôle emploi will give an explicit decision on any request from an employer concerning one of its corporate officers or a person holding a corporate office whose purpose is to determine whether he or s…

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