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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-28

…elating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…xpenses, allocated to their business and which they acquire or manufacture from 15 April 2015 until 14 April 2017 when these assets can be depreciated according to the system provided for in Article 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3823-2

…8-2022 and reform for justice.Article L. 3421-5 is applicable in its wording resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-2

…his Code; 3° The existence of the whistleblower protection scheme provided for in Chapter II of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-7

…L. 1232-1 and L. 1232-6 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

…nefit from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-1

…32-7 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree No 2016-1118 of 11 August 2016 on the procedures for expressing refusal of organ removal after death, s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-3

…1241-2 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016-1118 of 11 August 2016 on the procedures for expressing refusal of organ removal after death.

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