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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-5

…ct that they meet the conditions laid down in article 5 and II of article 6 of decree no. 99-433 of 27 May 1999 relating to the composition of the chambers of trade and their election. "

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-28

The expenses of the shared services referred to in article R. 2512-27 may be shared pursuant to agreements or conventions entered into between the Commune of Paris and the départements of Hauts-de-Sei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

…in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-47

…to the national procedure are taken in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article R. 5141-27 relating to the examination of these applications.They may only be the subject of a contentious a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-9

…itle III of Book V or in Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 where one of the following conditions is met: 1° The investment firm fails to compl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-6

…of 15 June 2022 D. 314-24 to D. 314-26 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016 D. 314-27 Resulting from the décret n° 2018-431 du 1er juin 2018 D. 314-28 and D. 314-29 Resulting from dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-1

…edures set out in the first two paragraphs of article L. 6323-11 and articles L. 6323-11-1, L. 6323-27 and L. 6323-34. The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to receive the resources men…

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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 R2143-18

…ontractors recruited under the conditions provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, for the purposes of designing, developing, maintaining and hosting the processing. II…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…er no. 2020-116 of 12 February 2020 Article L. 613-26 Law n° 92-597 of 1st July 1992 Article L. 613-27 Law no. 94-102 of 5 February 1994 Article L. 613-28 Law n° 92-597 of 1st July 1992 Article L. 613…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

…nd IIa A as follows: " I. - When, in application of II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, the communes intervene in matters of…

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