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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referencing digital health services and tools in the digital health space

Article R1111-39

…cle R. 1111-37, the data protection impact assessment provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-1

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2, the sectors of activity in which fixed-term contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended contracts due to the nature o…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…anija pubblika;public limited liability company;kumpanija privata;private limited liability company;20° For the Netherlands:de naamloze vennootschap;de besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijk…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-114

An undertaking for collective investment in real estate may enter into contracts constituting the financial futures instruments referred to in article L. 214-38 which meet the characteristics of credi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-1

…ered on the basis of 2° of I of article L. 3131-1 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. This offence may be subject to the fixed fine procedure provided for inarticle 529 of the Code of Criminal Proced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…r inter-municipal cooperation known as "territorial public establishments" are created on 1 January 2016. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, these public establishments are subject to the prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-1

…and orders issued pursuant to articles L. 622-8, L. 626-22, the first paragraph of l'article L. 642-20-1, of l'article L. 651-2, the articles L. 663-1 to L. 663-4 as well as decisions taken on the bas…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

…icient is rounded to four decimal places. III -The coefficients provided for in II are increased by 20% when works cumulatively obtain a minimum of 30 points for the "Creation" group and a minimum of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36

…d by the Corsican Assembly. If it is not approved by the Assembly of Corsica within four months, it may be brought into force by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.II. - To carry out the tasks defined in I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-7

…he authority mentioned in the first paragraph, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Banking Authority, pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No…

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