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Showing 14811490 of 28963 articles for Art. 22 mai 1978

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-11

A budget controller shall exercise control over the bodies provided for in Article D. 5427-4 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Decree no. 55-763 of 26 May 1955.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-38

Skills operators and training insurance funds for non-salaried workers are subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by the aforementioned decree no. 55-733…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-5

…he processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms is replaced by the reference to the rules in forc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-4

…re;2° The processing is carried out in compliance with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-11

The prison sentences provided for in I, II and III of article 22 of deliberation no. 202 of the Congress of New Caledonia of 22 August 2006 relating to the protection of athletes' health and the fight…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-84

…case, such remuneration, charged to operating expenses, is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-86 to L. 225-90 and L. 22-10-30.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Distribution and transfer of shares in central insurance companies.

Article L322-24

…registered. Shares sold for valuable consideration or free of charge in accordance with Article L. 322-22 may be traded on the financial market after the expiry of periods and under conditions laid do…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-59

…improper. This fine shall be recovered, in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964, by a public accountant designated by order of the minister responsible for the bud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…ns may record personal data of the kind referred to in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, to the extent strictly necessary for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-90

…tability and opposition provided for respectively by articles 51, 55 and 56 of the law of 6 January 1978 referred to do not apply. The rights of access to data and limitation of processing provided fo…

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