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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-12

Members who have died, resigned or lost the capacity in which they were appointed shall be replaced within three months. In this case, the term of office of the new members expires on the date on whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-12

As soon as it has been signed, the agreement is sent by the employer to the director of the apprentice training centre, to the body responsible for registering the apprentice and, where applicable, to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12

…of notification of an agreement or refusal by the holder within the period mentioned in article R. 2193-12, the payment period runs from either the expiry of the period mentioned in this article, or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Offices (Transfers, creations and deletions)

Article 859

…roduce in support of his application for appointment a certificate issued free of charge by the competent public accountant stating that the transfer duty by death has been paid.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Declaration of previous formalities

Article 857

…event of omission and in the case of a deed subject to formality within a specified period, the competent public accounting officer shall demand the fee if the deed has not been registered in his depa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…ssional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The expiry date and, where applicable, a renewal clause when it includes a specific expi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-12

…sponsible for compensating victims when the accident caused by a vehicle referred to in article L. 421-11 occurs during a journey directly linking two territories where the Treaty establishing the Eur…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Assignment of contract

Article 1216-3

If the assignor is not discharged by the assignee, any security interests that may have been granted survive. Otherwise, security interests granted by the assignor or by third parties only survive wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deferral of paid leave

Article L3142-123

In the event of termination of the employment contract, the employee will receive compensation for the paid leave entitlement carried over. These provisions do not apply when the employer is required…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-12

…ovation in Animation, after consultation with reading committees in accordance with the procedures set out in 2° of Article…

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