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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…h the exception of the second paragraph of Article R. 112-4, Articles R. 162-2, R. 162-3 and R. 162-7 ;Article R. 121-1 as amended by Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020;Article R. 121-5 as amend…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

…patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with unitary effect takes effect in France on the da…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1381-1

The European Certificate of Succession provided for in Chapter VI of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recogniti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R775-8

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-57 to R. 518-60law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 518-61law no. 2022-124 of 4 February 2022R. 518-62l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-80

The social and economic committee ensures or supervises the management of physical or sporting activities and may decide to participate in their financing. It also issues an opinion on the conclusion…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-45

…article R. 142-43 :1° The mayor of the commune of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the arrondissement mayor, as well as individually authorised town hall staff with authori…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-46

…cle R. 142-43 by the mayor of the municipality of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, by the district mayor is subject to the prior submission to the Commission nationale de l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-43

…rticle L. 313-5, the mayor of the municipality of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the arrondissement mayor may, as a State agent, implement automated processing of persona…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-47

The storage period for personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-43 is five years from the date of validation or refusal to validate the reception certificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D1221-58

Any importation of a labile blood product or a plasma paste is subject to prior authorisation issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.…

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