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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-12

Pursuant to Article L. 5122-1, an application for an advertising approval for a medicinal product, as provided for in Article L. 5122-9, is made for any form of information, as defined by Article L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-11

The first part of the application to the prefect referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 761-12-1 in duplicate: 1° The applicant's unique identification number and the applicant's identity, i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

In the cases provided for in articles 515-9 and 515-13 of the Civil Code, the matter shall be referred to the court by an application delivered or addressed to the registry. In addition to the particu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

The granting of aid from the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12

Where, as a result of the failure of voters to respond, recorded under the conditions provided for in 2° of article L. 2411-5 or due to the absence of voters, the syndicate commission has not been con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Safeguard measures

Article R4314-12

Where an economic operator has not implemented the corrective measures prescribed on the basis of Article R. 4314-11, the market surveillance authority may, on the basis of Article L. 4314-2, by order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-11

The fact that a broker is entrusted with a brokerage transaction for a matter in which he had a personal interest, without informing the parties to whom he will have acted as intermediary, is punishab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-12

The organisation and management of the occupational health and prevention service are placed under the supervision of : 1° Either an inter-company social and economic committee set up by the social an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-12

When employees in a workshop, department or team do not work according to the same posted collective working hours, a monthly document, a duplicate of which is attached to the pay slip, is drawn up fo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-12

The purchaser is not obliged to use electronic means of communication in the following cases: 1° For the contracts mentioned in articles R. 2122-1 to R. 2122-11 and meeting a need whose estimated valu…

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