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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-2

…it from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and in Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-19

Personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 may be communicated, in particula…

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

Article L561-31-2

…e department, shall be made via the Europol national unit referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

…pointed administrators and judicial representatives to the institutions mentioned inarticle L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code in application of articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-16 and L. 3253-18-1 of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting of the Banque de France

Article R144-5

Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-14, the first paragraph of article L. 123-15 and articles L. 123-17 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code as well as article R. 123-181, the second paragraph of artic…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-1

…conditions set out in articles 1 to 8 of decree no. 2011-945 of 10 August 2011 implementing article 14-1 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

…territory of the islands of Wallis and Futuna, in the wording resulting from Law No 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, subject to the following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…ed to the department by application of the provisions of article L. 318-2 of the town planning code;14° Expenditure on the construction and major repairs of colleges;15° Expenditure on the maintenance…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D324-6-1

The bodies referred to in 2° of article L. 324-1 are those which, on 22 July 2009, held: 1° Either approval issued by the representative of the State in the département, in accordance with the provisi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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