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Showing 11111120 of 28751 articles for Art. 24 mai 1978

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

…gn States, under the conditions laid down by the articles 112 à 114 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
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-108

…be completed in accordance with the rules laid down by the article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law n° 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book III of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-11

The right to object provided for in the first paragraph of Article 38 of the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing provided for in this…

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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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-4

…including when renewing residence and work permits, in order to ensure that the person concerned remains on the list of jobseekers.When this information is kept on computer, it may be transmitted in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-18

…h current planning, building, health and safety regulations, in particular the decree of 30 January 1978 on special building regulations for collectively managed leisure accommodation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its wording resulting from th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission to Pôle emploi of a nominative list of beneficiaries of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation aux adultes handicapés (disabled adults' allowance)

Article R5312-37

The right to object provided for in the first paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, data files and individual liberties shall not apply to the process…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-9

…I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés et peuvent communiquer ces constatation…

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