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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-12

…ise group supervision over the ultimate parent undertaking at European Union level. To this end, it may require, in agreement with the other supervisory authorities concerned in the European Union, th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-12

Videogram publishers declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents.Turnover refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of all sums, values, goods or s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-12

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-3

…e agent, together with the accompanying documents, without endorsing it. In this case, the attorney may apply to the judge. The judge may rule without debate and his decision is not subject to appeal.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a legal entity or natural person in application of article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated : 1° If there is a social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-125

…body accredited by the French Accreditation Committee or by any other body mentioned in Article R. 4724-1; 2° For the body competent in radiation protection, a certification issued by a certifying bod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Individual health monitoring

Article R4513-12

…cerned, individual monitoring of the state of health and, for agricultural employees, of article R. 717-14 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, may be carried out by the occupational health doctor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…ation of this section. In particular, it shall specify the list of offences referred to in Article 230-6, the retention period for recorded information, the procedures for authorising the persons refe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-118

…the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a société civile de placement immobilier may transfer its assets and liabilities by way of demerger to undertakings for collective real estat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-11

…e representative trade union organisations.If no agreement is reached, the administrative authority may decide that the trade union delegate's mandate is terminated.

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