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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-14

…judicial decisions which have become res judicata taken pursuant to articles L. 614-12 and L. 615-17.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Incidents relating to the enforcement of the penal constraint

Article D49-90

…rt or the judge delegated by him shall be assisted by a court clerk. The articles D. 49-13 to D. 49-17 and D. 49-18 are applicable.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6414-5

In articles R. 6152-64 and R. 6152-245, the references to articles L. 225-2 and L. 225-17 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles are replaced by the reference to article L. 225-2 of the Code…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…duals, objects or vehicles for which an alert has been issued, governed by article 31 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, may, for the purposes o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

…ndamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 referred to above.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide information and training.

Article L4141-5

…ct to compliance with the conditions for processing personal data set out inarticle 4 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms. A jobseeker may open a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-1

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018.II.-For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Article L. 5124-8…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20

…sion Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in accordance with article 11 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms;3° A summar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…authorisation for temporary occupation of the public domain constituting a right in rem who, on 1st January of the tax year, has a taxable surface area.III. - The parking areas mentioned in I refer to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-21

Any professional offering the contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 is bound by an obligation to inform consumers about safety during the performance of the contract, under conditions defined by jo…

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