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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-12

…to enable the agency to ensure, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 4413-2, the coordination of the region's actions with those of the State and its public establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-12

…without a work permit. If it decides to apply the financial solidarity rule provided for in article L. 8254-2, it will notify the recovery order either to the employer who employed the employee or to…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-12

Any change of surname, forenames or domicile of natural persons, any change of corporate name, legal form or registered office of legal persons shall be registered at the request of any interested per…

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

Article R2311-12

The cumulative result defined in B of Article R. 2311-11 is allocated, when it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-12

The cumulative result defined in II of article D. 3661-11 is allocated, when it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-12

The accumulated result defined in article D. 6361-11 is allocated, in the case of a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the cl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-12

The accumulated result defined in article D. 6261-11 is allocated, in the case of a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the cl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk assessment and dust measurement

Article R4412-126

The employer shall determine the level of dust generated by each work process in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection 2. To this end, it shall implement a programme for measurin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-12

…the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons decides, pursuant to Article L. 754-7, not to rule under the accelerated procedure, it shall send its decision to the authority h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

In other cases, the Investigating Chamber issues a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental disorder by which: 1° It declares that there are sufficient charges…

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