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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-12

Within eight days of being notified in accordance with Article R. 223-11, the managing partner shall convene the shareholders' meeting to deliberate on the proposed transfer of the company shares or,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-12

The mortgage loans referred to in 11° of article R. 332-2 must be secured by a first-ranking mortgage on a building located in the territory of one of the Member States of the OECD or on a ship. The t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-12

Any establishment or organisation that carries out embryo research is required to keep the protocol provided for in Article L. 2151-5, the documents attesting to the collection of the consents referre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-12

The closure of the judicial liquidation or the proceedings provided for in article L. 645-1 suspends the effects of the cheque-writing ban to which the debtor is subject under article 65-3 of the decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expressing the wishes of patients refusing treatment and patients at the end of life

Article L1111-12

When a person, in the advanced or terminal phase of a serious and incurable disease, whatever the cause, is incapable of expressing his wishes, the doctor is obliged to enquire about the expression of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-12

An agreement may modify the number and composition of the electoral colleges provided that it is signed by all the representative trade union organisations in the company.The agreement concluded does…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Vocational training and apprenticeships (R).

Article R1614-12

Agreements between the State and the region may provide for the transmission of the information provided for in article R. 1614-11 by computer files complying with the specifications of national infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Fuel costs and costs incurred in powering electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen vehicles

Article R3261-12

The expenses mentioned in article R. 3261-11 are not covered:1° Employees benefiting from a vehicle made available on a permanent basis by the employer with the employer paying for the cost of fuel or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

The provisions of Article L. 4523-11 do not apply to establishments comprising at least one basic nuclear facility in which the managers of external companies and representatives of their employees ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-12

The body reception facility organises the conditions of use of the body for medical teaching and research purposes. These activities are part of the training or research programmes and projects determ…

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