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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article D1110-3-2

…ose relating to the processing of the information collected, in application of the law of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-15

…hat it has made the prior declaration provided for by the aforementioned law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

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

Article R422-40

…ast three quarters of the members. The provisions of articles 8 to 16 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978 are applicable. A copy of the deed appointing the liquidator shall be sent by the liquidator to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the file

Article L751-5

…erning them contained in the file in accordance with the article 49 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-1

Insofar as they are compatible with the specific provisions set out in articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-14 and L. 22-10-74 to L. 22-10-78, the rules laid down in this Book relating to sociétés en commandit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

…giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 225-185 is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 22-10-8, L. 22-10-26…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-45-2

…Française des Jeux under the conditions set out in Articles 49 and 50 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. The right to object provided for in article 56 of the same law does not apply to this data.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-14

…Française des Jeux under the conditions set out in Articles 49 and 50 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. The right to object provided for in article 56 of the same law does not apply to this data.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-13

…ormation contained in the register, in accordance with the provisions of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. In addition, it provides informa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.

Article D5211-5-2

The provisions of articles D. 2123-22-4 to D. 2123-22-7 are applicable to urban communities, agglomeration communities, and communities of communes.

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