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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-13

…ecree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of Article L. 3131-17 of the Public Health Code, subject to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-22 : 1° The continuous fraction of at least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Principles for making health data available

Article L1460-1

…urity bodies may be processed in the public interest, in compliance with Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. Such processing may not have the purpo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-27

…ay, at any time, inspect, under the conditions set out in Article 48 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978, the company's annual financial statements and the report on the company's results, as well as…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-39

…f Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 may be exercised by contacting the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…reL. 532-2 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-3, L. 532-3-1, L. 532-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-6 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-7 and L. 532-8 Order no. 2017-1107 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…reL. 532-2 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-3, L. 532-3-1, L. 532-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-6 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-7 and L. 532-8 Order no. 2017-1107 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…sulting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R. 151-5no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-6 and R. 151-7n° 2020-892 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 151-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 151-2 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 151-3 to L. 151-7 Law…

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

Article L1871-1

…VIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-3-1 the loi n° 2015-99…

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