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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-7

…formation may be subject to automated processing, under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-64

…to the joint consultative commissions created under the conditions set out inarticle 1-2 of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contractual empl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-1

…d L. 1110-12 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…owing shall apply to the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 541-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-3

…legal obligations to which it is subject, in accordance with c of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-3

…an honorary magistrate of the judiciary as president of the commission.The provisions of article L. 20 of the electoral code are applicable in the event of a dispute concerning the electoral list.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…y request the latter to provide assistance in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010. II.-Without prejudice to the provisions of I, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the division of powers between authorities

Article L515-5

…visions of that State adopted for the transposition of Chapters IV, V, VI and VII of Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016. In this case, the Autorité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-16

The Minister of the Interior may, in the cases provided for in 1 and 3 of article L. 3332-15, close these establishments for a period of between three months and one year. Where applicable, the period…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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