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Showing 37713780 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-7

…II.When the competences of a conurbation community are extended, in accordance with Article L. 5211-17, to competences previously delegated by all or some of the communes that make it up to one or mor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…rovisions of the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application of article 6 of decree n° 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the distribution of cinematographic an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…le, the need to process personal data in accordance with the provisions of article 69 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.The person whose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

…2 or on one of the lists mentioned in the first paragraph or the second paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code, as well as products registered on the list mentioned in article L. 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…y a person and those held on his behalf at the level of a group within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-17-2 of the Commercial Code in order to: 1° Prevent market abuse within the meaning of Regulation (E…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

…tracts giving rise to the aforementioned liabilities to be taken into account is defined in Article 17 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The boundaries of these co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…uthorisation to carry out guarding, cash-in-transit surveillance or personal protection activities; 17° To the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons and the National Court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-11

…The processing may record personal data of the kind referred to in article 6 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, insofar as such data is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L773-15

…of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L774-15

…of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 2021-…

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