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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-33

I.-The right to object provided for in article 38 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person iden…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L7345-1

…and their workers, excluding personal data relating to customers and in compliance with Act No. 78-17 of 5 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties, under conditions set b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-2

…under the provisions of Article R. 4411-73 of the Labour Code;7° The label provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-13

The commission provided for in article L. 713-17, called the "election organisation commission", competent to organise, in the district of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry, the electio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-33

…rnal departments of [operator identification]. In accordance with articles 39 et seq. of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, any person may obtain c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…dures for implementing the rules of professional conduct applicable to the Agency's co-contractors; 17° The list of members of the Scientific Advisory Board; 18° The list of members of the Ethics Comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-21

…n the other.The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the rights t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe I

…ntified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-8

…rticles 2 and 3, against the pecuniary consequences of civil liability as defined in Article L. 822-17 and in the second paragraph of article L. 823-13 which he may incur. Article 2 The following are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3-1

…applicable, to the Commission paritaire interprofessionnelle régionale mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6, following an adversarial procedure and in accordance with the terms and conditions specified i…

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