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Showing 60716080 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-6

…he traveller's special requirements that the organiser or retailer has accepted; 2° A statement indicating that the organiser and retailer are responsible for the proper performance of all the travel…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1-1

…ake effective the right of access to drinking water and sanitation under conditions that are economically acceptable to all, as set out in article L. 210-1 of the Environment Code. These measures may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-26

…sion of the inspection, without prejudice to the professional secrecy referred to in Article L. 612-17 . On-site inspections may also be extended to branches or subsidiaries located abroad of undertak…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R836-3

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the refere…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-33

I.-The right to object provided for in article 38 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person iden…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L7345-1

…atforms and their workers, excluding personal data relating to customers and in compliance with Act No. 78-17 of 5 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties, under condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-2

…sition of which is not known to the manufacturer, importer or downstream user, the latter shall indicate the trade name and contact details of the supplier of the mixture or mixtures and shall forward…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot.

Article R713-13

The commission provided for in article L. 713-17, called the "election organisation commission", competent to organise, in the district of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry, the electio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-33

…entries: "In accordance with articles L. 251-1 to L. 252-7 of the Internal Security Code, [identification of the operator] has video protection and IT resources intended to ensure: the management of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…nt plan; 5° The establishment's initial budget and amending budgets, the financial account, the allocation of profits, the employment table and loans; 6° Contracts, public procurement contracts, grant…

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