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Showing 18611870 of 20534 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 January 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-7

…r for Employment (Directorate General for Employment), pursuant to articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and that he/she does no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article D518-49

…documents for these transactions, in accordance with the conditions set out inArticle 50 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management; 3° Where applicable, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

…22-5 of the Labour Code, L. 6156-2 and L. 6156-3 of the Public Health Code, Article 2 of Decree No. 2012-739 of 9 May 2012 on the Higher Council of the Hospital Civil Service, Article 5 of Decree No.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-5

The resources allocated to the Department of Mayotte, pursuant to IV of Article 12 of Ordinance no. 2012-576 of 26 April 2012 extending and adapting the construction and housing code and various laws…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-191

…jury for the technical test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modifiedorder of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the national ski instructor diploma in alpine skiing. The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

…part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, where such failure res…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-1

…y may be processed by the French Anti-Doping Agency in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information, files and freedoms, under conditions set by decree in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-4

…reported to a trade repository. Where such information constitutes personal data subject to Act 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties, it must be transmitted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVb: Prevention of environmental health risks at work

Article L1544-9

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018. For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the last paragraph of Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-8

…15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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