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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-12

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-11 are prohibited, for a period of up to five years, from directly or indirectly engaging in commercial activity. Corporate entiti…

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

Article L421-12

The guarantee fund is also responsible 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 th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-12

The regional prefect has two months in which to issue the authorisation or make known his reasoned refusal, if he considers that the organisation does not ensure conditions of safety for disabled adul…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-12

Notwithstanding articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Examination of projects on behalf of unauthorised buyers

Article R2212-12

For the purposes of this Book, the supervising minister is:1° The minister or ministers exercising supervision pursuant to the legislative or regulatory texts in force;2° For public interest groupings…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R3122-12

No later than six days before the deadline set for the receipt of applications or tenders, the conceding authority shall provide additional information on the consultation documents requested in good…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-12

The commission may appoint experts whose remuneration, provided under the same conditions as those of experts before the courts, shall give rise to a fee order by the chairman of the commission.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-12

An order of the minister responsible for the economy establishes the list of information required to examine the application, the supporting documents that accompany it and the application form.

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

Article R413-12

The civic training referred to in 1° of article L. 413-3 presents:1° French institutions, the values of the Republic, in particular freedom, equality, including equality between men and women, fratern…

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