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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

…anted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data is carried out under the supervision of the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-13

…stigation may be carried out provided that the other holder consents. The provisions of article 225-17 of the Criminal Code do not apply to these clinical investigations.

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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 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 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-11

…f the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the procedural bodies and the auditors. The juge-com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-15

…implemented in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of chapter III of title II of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-13

…r in articles D. 2564-15 and D. 2564-16; d) The grant payment terms provided for in article D. 2564-17 as well as the repayment clauses and the period during which the allocation of the investment may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-29

The documents mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 4425-17 are made available online on the website of the Corsican regional authority, where such a website exists, under conditions gu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Organisation of work

Article R4412-118

…ime after each shift, in addition to the break time provided for in articles L. 3121-16 and L. 3121-17. It consults the occupational physician and the social and economic committee on these provisions…

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