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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

…ontracting authorities/entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, and that the contracts awarded are subject to effective review.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article L615-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 615-17, the civil actions and claims referred to in the first paragraph of Article 32 of the Agreement relating to a Unified Patent Court sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-18

…any bones that may still be there; 4° The conditions under which the articles L. 2223-14 to L. 2223-17 are applicable to concessions of spaces for the deposit or burial of urns in the cemetery.

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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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…e of a night worker may not exceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances, the L…

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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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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21-1

…nditions laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013. They shall provide each other with information relevant to the performance of thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-124

…with the provisions of I is subject to the penalties set out in Chapters VII and VIII of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-7

…221-15-1, D. 1221-23 to R. 1221-26, relating to the single personnel register ; 2° Articles L. 1221-17 and R. 1221-32 to R. 1221-33, relating to other cases of prior declaration. This fine is applied…

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