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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

…78 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties does not apply to this processing. II. - The processing operations referred to in I may involve the personal data referred to in III of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Admission to psychiatric care of prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article L3214-1

…healthcare establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 within a specially equipped hospital unit. II - When their mental disorders make it impossible for them to consent, detainees may be subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-6

I.-When the psychiatric care measure decided in application of 1° or 2° of II of article L. 3212-1 is terminated, the director of the host establishment notifies the senior administrator of Wallis and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-17

…other intangible items, of the following items: a) The items defined in 1, 2 and 3 of I, 1 and 2 of II and 1 and 3 of III of article R. 334-11 , taking into account the deductions provided for in I of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-1

…ble for competition and consumer affairs imposes the fine under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to sole traders with limited liability

Article L711-8

…iability, the latter shall indicate, when filing the case, whether proceedings instituted by Titles II to IV of Book VI of the Commercial Code are open for his benefit and with which court. When proce…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 21: Hygiene of products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

…rench Consumer Code) apply to 2° The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, 5 to 7, 9 and 23 of, and Annex II to, Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1516

…previous general revision; 3° The carrying out of revisions under the conditions laid down by law. II. - The rental values of the built-up properties mentioned in article 1498 are updated according t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 D

…ct of the same calendar year under each of the same Articles 290 and 290 A does not exceed €15,000. II.-Failure by a dematerialisation platform operator to comply with the transmission obligations set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-5

…inister for the Budget;2° Two staff representatives elected under the conditions set by the Chapter II of Title II of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public secto…

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