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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R961-1

I.-The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L2214-2

Under no circumstances should voluntary interruption of pregnancy be used as a means of birth control. To this end, the Government shall take all necessary measures to develop the widest possible info…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 850

The report is only made to the donor's estate.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article L751-1

…tionals who are the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, or of a t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-31

…mined taking into account all the relevant factors specified in Article 289 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. This extension may not exceed seven years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-2

…the checks provided for in Article L. 511-14 for samples falling within the scope of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 mentioned in this Article R. 512-9-1.

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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 R142-39

The rights of access and rectification provided for by Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 may be exercised by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5-1

Selling, reselling or using a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 or a category of devices without complying with the conditions laid down pursuant to the provisions of 3° of A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-6-2

Selling, reselling or using a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 or a category of devices without complying with the conditions laid down pursuant to the provisions of 3° of A…

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