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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-2

…an Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 9° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-19

Any person, other than those mentioned in Article L. 131-18, who has used one of the names referred to in that same article shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 433-17 of the Penal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-1-2

…health professionals already authorised to perform these procedures, are listed in articles R. 6311-18 to R. 6311-18-3 of the Public Health Code. The firefighters concerned must have satisfied the tra…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-23

…the conditions of use of the safety subsystems and components within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-36

…lsory on the basis of Article L. 132-25 of the Intellectual Property Code, as it stood prior to Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, or Article L. 132-25-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-6

…In the absence of professional agreements made compulsory within one year of the publication of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the opera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…ovisions of this Title and the texts adopted for its application, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipm…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

…pplicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Order No. 2016-966 of 15 July 2016.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-2

…In the absence of professional agreements made compulsory within one year of the publication of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-10

…ion of public interest, in accordance with the provisions of e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in g of 2 of Article 9 o…

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