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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-3

…dispose of a property transferred from a commune section pursuant to articles L. 2411-11 to L. 2411-12-2 within a period of five years from the date of publication of the transfer order, the deliberat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

In order to issue the approval referred to in article R. 212-12, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may consult, depending on the exemption requested, experts in the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-1

…care and proceeding with full hospitalisation in application of the last paragraph of article L. 3212-4 or III of article L. 3213-3 respectively. The matter is then referred to the liberty and custod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…the adverse effects of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives when it was prescribed after 1st January 1982. Behavioural and cognitive development disorders are presumed to be attributable to a l…

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

Article L2123-12-1

…nanced by the local authorities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

…m local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article 88-2 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. Authorisation may be withd…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 7123-4-1, models recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…is case, by the acquisition price of the bond or contract.For bonds or contracts taken out before 1 January 1983 and, in the case of those taken out from the same date, where the term of the bond or c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-1

The territorial health professional community referred to in article L. 1434-12 is set up in the form of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 or, if its registered office is located in…

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