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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-3

…fidentiality of the data that is not made public. It shall comply with the provisions of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing wit…

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

Article Annexe IX

…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 Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…ableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 711-1 and L. 711-2 Resulting from law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022 in favour of independent professional activity L. 711-3 and L. 711-6 Resulti…

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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 L1126-18

…ance studies; -the methodology of the performance study with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the need t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-2

…otechnic site, exposed to pyrotechnic effects occurring in a potential site of a pyrotechnic event; 17° "Safety perimeter" means any area in which the presence of any person is prohibited and in which…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

I. - Where the performer has transferred all or part of his exploitation rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, expl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-2

…small and medium-sized enterprises" are deleted;5° In Article L. 3123-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by references to locally applicable…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-2

…small and medium-sized enterprises" are deleted;5° In Article L. 3123-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by references to locally applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Compulsory tax

Article 1584

1. Is levied, for the benefit of municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants, as well as those with a smaller population classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of the sub-section 2 of se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-298

The clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court shall request the keeper of the National Register of Companies, via the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, to enter the following inf…

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