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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

The chèque emploi-service universel, when it has the nature of a special payment voucher, may be pre-financed in whole or in part by a person for the benefit of his employees, agents, beneficiaries, p…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-12

The direct payment procedure implemented by a body that owes family benefits ends, at the latest, at the end of the twenty-fourth monthly payment made by the garnishee. Subject to the provisions of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

Sanctions are determined taking into account: 1° The seriousness and duration of the misconduct or breach complained of; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-4

The person responsible for distribution shall draw up a draft allocation within two months of the last notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1281-3.He shall notify it to the debtor an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-12

The minimum annual amount of profit-sharing is the credit balance of the profit-sharing account defined in I of article A. 132-11 for the operations mentioned in this same I. The minimum annual amount…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-125

I. - The contract associated with a teaching post for the future is concluded, subject to the specific provisions of the present section, in the form of an employment support contract governed by sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-12

When the committee referred to in Article L. 6142-11 meets to settle difficulties arising from the implementation of the provisions relating to the teaching of pharmacy and biology to pharmacy student…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-128

The summary report on the performance of the external valuation experts mentioned in article L. 214-55 is made available to unitholders or shareholders who request it, within forty-five days of the pu…

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