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Showing 83218330 of 17987 articles for Art. 5 avr. 1978

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Correspondents in health care institutions

Article R5121-182

The pharmacovigilance correspondent for blood-derived medicinal products mentioned in article R. 5121-181 is responsible within the establishment for dispensing and monitoring these medicinal products…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Correspondents in health care institutions

Article R5121-181

…s which do not have an in-house pharmacy, the stock of medicinal products referred to in article R. 5126-108 may only contain blood-derived medicinal products if the establishment has designated a cor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article L822-4

…of foreign nationals' residence permits under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-3

…onditions of use of which are determined under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-6-1

…a sports event organiser pursuant to Article L. 333-1-4. The right to object provided for inarticle 56 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-39

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the delegating federation responsible for authorised data processing shall send the Commission nationale de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30

…40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, information held by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may not be used for purposes other than those provided for in this chapter. Disclosure of suc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-9

…e of foreigners, the right to object, provided for in Article 21 of the same Regulation and Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, does not apply to this processing.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-4

No interconnection within the meaning of 3° of I of the article 33 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 précitée ne peut être effectuée entre le fichier national automatisé des interdits de gérer et t…

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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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