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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article L327-12

The Control Committee submits an annual report to Parliament and the Government. This report is made public. Collective management organisations and independent management organisations shall bring th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-12

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies for the development of a finished version of a creative documentary project for which writing aid has been granted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-12

The amount of the financial guarantee is calculated, for each temporary work agency, as a percentage of the turnover excluding tax achieved during the last financial year, certified by a chartered acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, the database is made available to the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 2312-36 on a computer medium for under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-12

In municipalities with a population of 3,500 or more, a summary explanatory note on the matters submitted for deliberation must be sent to the members of the municipal council with the notice of meeti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the terms of office of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen who have been delegated authority

Article R7125-12

For the first six months, its amount is equal to 80% of the difference between the amount of the gross monthly allowance, before withholding of tax at source, that the person concerned received for th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-12

The amount of the contribution to the guarantee fund, provided for in I of article L. 421-10-1, is determined in accordance with the following formula, for an accounting year i :CFi = max [0; T% x (Mi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-124

The following works are eligible for support for the production of genre films:1° They meet the general conditions set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° They are in original French…

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

Article D2372-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a participating company in application of article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated: 1° If there is a social and econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-12

The mediator may hold any hearings he deems useful. He shall summon the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by notification delivered against receipt. In the event of serio…

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