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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Infant formulae

Article L122-12

For the purposes of this sub-section, infant formulae are foodstuffs intended for the feeding of children up to the age of four months and presented as meeting, on their own, all their nutritional req…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-12

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-19 to L. 217-20 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. T…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-12

The issue of residence permits bearing the wording "employee", "temporary worker" and "seasonal worker", provided for in articles L. 421-1, L. 421-3 and L. 421-34 respectively, is subject to prior pos…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article L421-12

A foreign national holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "passeport talent-carte bleue européenne" provided for in article L. 421-11 and who provides proof of uninterrupted residen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-12

State employees or public servants remunerated by the State may work as technical sports advisors for approved federations, in accordance with procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-12

A person who has been banned temporarily or permanently from taking part in a competition or sporting event organised or approved by the leagues, committees or federations of New Caledonia, in applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

The chèque emploi-service universel, when it has the nature of a special payment voucher, may be pre-financed in whole or in part by a person for the benefit of his employees, agents, beneficiaries, p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-12

The person responsible for a nuclear activity involving the management of radioactive waste or the release of radioactive effluents shall establish and implement an integrated management system for su…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-12

The provisional approval decision is notified to the delegated production company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision mentions the date…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory procedure

Article 122-6

Even when the opinion of an advisory committee is required, the Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may also consult, if he considers it useful, any person whose opinion he…

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