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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Regies with sole financial autonomy

Article L2221-12

The articles L. 2122-21, L. 2342-1 and L. 2343-1 are applicable to régies with sole financial autonomy only subject to the modifications provided for by the decree in Council of State mentioned in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L743-12

The Livret A is distributed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. All funds collected for this passbook…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L742-12

The Livret A is distributed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. Sums in excess of the ceiling mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan and savings bonds

Article L744-12

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-12

For the application of article L. 145-6, the words: "the evacuation of premises included in a sector or perimeter provided for in articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-4-2 of the town planning code" are replac…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

Any patent application shall be rejected, in whole or in part: 1° Which does not satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 61…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Regional organisation of health monitoring

Article L1435-12

The regional health agencies are responsible, in liaison with the agencies mentioned in Articles L. 1313-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1, for the organisation and territorial coverage of health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Travel documents

Article L561-12

The period of validity of the travel document issued pursuant to Articles L. 561-9, L. 561-10 or L. 561-11 is set out in IV of Article 953 of the General Tax Code.

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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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