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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-33

…of [operator identification]. In accordance with articles 39 et seq. of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, any person may obtain communication and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-21

…rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the rights to erasure and li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe I

…nal, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access and recti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…2018-493 of 20 June 2018 on the protection of personal data and amending Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms and various provisions on the protection of perso…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…be filed.The processing mentioned in the second paragraph is subject to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.II. - For the purposes of applying I, ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…arliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended by Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018; b) The words: "the provisions of Regulat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…arliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended by Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018; b) The words: "the provisions of Regulat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-1

…Data from the national inter-regime health insurance information system mentioned in Article L. 161-28-1 of the Social Security Code;3° Data on the causes of death referred to in Article L. 2223-42 of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-31

…ted by the delegated insurer under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 313-28.Where the endorsement includes one or more figures on the cost of insurance, this cost is express…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…rovide investment services may, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28, establish branches to provide investment and related services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, Gu…

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