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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-12

In premises or locations where there is a risk of fire or explosion, electrical installations are designed and built with these risks in mind.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-12

If the file is complete, the commission secretariat informs the applicant of the date and registration number of the application and the date by which the decision must be notified to the applicant. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Suspension and termination of the employment contract or training agreement

Article R4733-12

In application of article L. 4733-8, the Labour Inspection inspector mentioned in article L. 8112-1 may propose to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-12

The fund referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 6333-6 is subject to the financial management and accounting rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 142-5, house arrest enforced under mobile electronic surveillance may be ordered when the person is under investigation for violence or threats, punishable by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-12

…ose identity is recorded in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its retention no longe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-12

The terms and conditions of application of the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Council of State issued after consultation of the Commission nationale de l'informatique…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-12

…niques are authorised: 1° During the investigation, by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor; 2° During the investigation, by the examining magistrate, after consulting…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1209-1-1

For applications for total and partial withdrawal of parental authority and for a judicial declaration of relinquishment of parental authority, the appeal is lodged in accordance with the rules of com…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-17-1

The pursuing creditor shall draw up a schedule of conditions of sale which shall be deposited at the registry of the judicial court responsible for the sale. It contains: 1° A statement of the order s…

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