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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

…f data, the right to restriction and the right to object, provided for respectively in Articles 17, 18 and 21 of the same Regulation, do not apply to this processing.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-8

…osure to electromagnetic fields; 7° Any impact on the health and safety of workers under the age of 18 and workers at particular risk, in particular pregnant women and workers fitted with implanted or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-6

…is distance contract to begin before the end of the withdrawal period referred to in Article L. 221-18, the supplier shall obtain the consumer's express request, by any means, and transmit the contrac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…arch 2016 L. 222-16-1 and L. 222-16-2 Resulting from the loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 L. 222-18 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 242-15 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3

…he accounts for the sixth financial year.The statutory auditor appointed to replace another shall remain in office only until the expiry of the term of office of his predecessor.A statutory auditor wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-19

…based on several earlier rights and one of them falls within the case cited in 4° of Article R. 712-18 or the effects of one of them have ceased, the opposition proceedings shall be deemed not to be b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-16

…he Metropolitan Lyon Council who request them, under the conditions provided for in article L. 3121-18, as well as to any interested party, under the conditions set out in article L. 3121-17. Transmit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-19

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 4425-18 are transmitted to the Corsican regional authority. They are communicated by the Corsican regional authority to the elected m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-5

Where warranted by an emergency situation, in particular that described in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, or an adverse development that is likely to threaten market liquidity or the stab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-2

…hree hundred or more employees or whose net turnover, at the same time, is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required to draw up the documents mentioned in article L. 232-2.They cease to…

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