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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-16

The personal data and information referred to in article R. 332-15 are kept for a period not exceeding eighteen months from the date of registration. At the end of this period, the data is automatical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-16

Approval may be withdrawn, with the assent of the National Approval Commission, if the association ceases to satisfy the conditions required for approval or if it fails to comply with the obligation s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-16

The Executive Chairman shall notify the Statutory Auditor, if there is one, of the agreements referred to in article L. 223-19, within one month of the conclusion of these agreements. Where agreements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-16

The interventions of the SMUR and those of the SMUR branches mentioned in article R. 6123-5 are triggered and coordinated by the SAMU. The mobile emergency and resuscitation structure team informs the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-16

If the employer fails to comply with the provisions of the agreement, the Prefect will inform the employer by registered letter of his intention to terminate the agreement. The employer is given a per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-16

In the regional aid areas delimited by the decree mentioned in article R. 1511-10, local authorities and their groupings may grant aid for business property investment under the conditions set out in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-16

Referral to an advisory committee for the amicable settlement of disputes interrupts the time limits for appeals for contracts that are administrative contracts until notification of the decision take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-16

Electrical equipment used for disconnection, protection against overcurrents and protection against electric shocks complies either with the approved French standards applicable to it, or with the tec…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

The application is accompanied by a dossier comprising: 1° The summary of product characteristics and the package leaflet; 2° The name and address of the registered office of the chosen operator; 3° A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-165

The provisions of the second paragraph of I of Article R. 322-161 are applicable to the insurance group companies referred to in Article L. 322-1-3 which are not mutual insurance group companies as de…

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