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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

The list of sworn goods brokers is drawn up by each court of appeal at the request of the public prosecutor. It shall show, for each of them, the date of their registration as well as their profession…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-12

The total amount of the assets of sociétés de crédit foncier must be greater than the amount of the liabilities benefiting from the privilege referred to in article L. 513-11. The Minister responsible…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-12

An electronic money institution shall at all times comply with the conditions of its authorisation. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be notified of any change in the conditio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-12

In the case referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, where it considers that the group supervision carried out by the supervisory authority of the parent undertaking whose head office…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-12

A company which has fewer than fifty permanent employees during the financial year and whose articles of association meet the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 210-10 may provide in its ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-12

In the event of a direct debit notice being rejected after notification of the admissibility decision, the credit institution, electronic money institution or payment institution that holds the deposi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-12

In the event of the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 2° or 3° of Article L. 310-1 following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution taken pursuant to Articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-12

The employee's period of absence for maternity leave, paternity leave, childcare leave, adoption leave, parental presence leave, care-giving leave or parental education leave, or for an occupational i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6431-12

The president alone has the police of the assembly. He can have any individual who disturbs order expelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report…

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