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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-12

…economic activities produce wastewater with a gross organic pollution load of less than or equal to 120 kg per day, the treatment mentioned in article R. 2224-11 must enable compliance with the qualit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-12

…her habitual residence or registered office in a Member State of the European Union or possesses assets or income there, the public prosecutor may request enforcement of the financial penalty from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

…ération and métropole for the actual performance of the duties of president and vice-president are determined by a Conseil d'Etat decree by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-27

An individual file concerning the activities of the judicial environmental officer is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-12

The sums allocated pursuant to articles R. 2334-10 and R. 2334-11 are used to finance the following operations:1° For public transport:a) Developments and equipment improving user safety, public recep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-12-1

…of French Guiana benefit each year from an individual right to training calculated in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office within the limit of a ceiling and the annual amoun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-12

Life assurance undertakings which: a) Carry on the occupational retirement provision business referred to inArticle 7 of Order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006; b) Or are authorised by the Autorité de co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The use of brain imaging techniques

Article 16-14

Cerebral imaging techniques may only be used for medical or scientific research purposes or as part of forensic examinations, with the exception of functional cerebral imaging. The person's express co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-12

The "Free of Damage" clause frees the insurer from any damage, whether common or specific, except in cases which give rise to the right to surrender the goods; in these cases, the insured has the opti…

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