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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R783-8

…and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-40n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-41n° 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29-1

…and freedoms of individuals, in accordance with articles 122 and 123 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. The decision to communicate information to a foreign financial intelligence unit and to restri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health record and compulsory examinations.

Article L2132-2-1

…uation of the prevention programme, in compliance with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms. In the absence of agreement on the nature, ter…

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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 X

…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
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20

…e l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in accordance with article 11 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms;3° A summary of the protoco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Recording data in the directory

Article R53-21-2

I.-The persons whose data is recorded in the register are those being prosecuted, within the meaning of paragraphs 10 and 1 of Article 706-56-2, and those convicted of one of the offences for which so…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…unds for refusing recognition and for refusal of recognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recog…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-1

…ctions sent for this purpose by the Minister of Justice pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 30.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

…y of the votes of the members present is counted according to the following distribution of votes: -30% of the voting rights for each of the colleges mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 112-40 ;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-46

…day after the date scheduled for the first meeting provided for in articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30. The notification shall be accompanied by all information concerning the convening, agenda and ho…

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