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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-13

A development grant is instituted, comprising a grant for the benefit of groups of communes, a national equalisation grant, an urban solidarity and social cohesion grant, a rural solidarity grant, a s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-2

…in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, with a view to identifying a fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-1

In the event that the budget of a territorial authority has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the executive of the territorial authority is entitled, until t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-3

…informatique et des libertés, which shall give an opinion on its compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms. In the absence of an agreement, or in…

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

Article L1461-7

…is article guarantee any person who so requests, in application of article 74 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, that their personal heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to health data

Article L1435-6

…nd precautions are taken to ensure that access can be traced, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-4

…ts which are not allocated to this subsidiary accounting system shall be transferred to it before 1 January 2023. The insurance undertaking shall ensure that this transfer is not detrimental to the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article L160-6

…n, and to the extent of the liability of the State as defined in article 20 of order no. 59-63 of 6 January 1959.The suspension provided for in the preceding paragraphs does not alter the duration of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Transfers between insurance undertakings and supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-1

Insurance undertakings and their branches mentioned in 1° of Article L. 310-2 as well as the French branches of insurance undertakings mentioned in 4° of the same Article may be authorised, under the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article D351-1

…d to the specialised commission mentioned in the third paragraph of article 7 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountains and those devolved to the speci…

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