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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-8

…providing a simultaneous written and visual translation service defined in IV of Article 105 of Law 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 for a Digital Republic, at no additional cost to end users and at the ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…ment exonérés de l'impôt sous réserve des dispositions de l'article 208 A : 1° (Abrogé à compter du 1er janvier 1993) ; 1° bis-Les sociétés d'investissement qui sont régies par les articles L. 214-127…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-1

…3111-11.Article L. 3111-4 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical auxiliaries.

Article L4423-1

…L. 4311-1 and L. 4311-12 are applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Articles L. 4…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L332-3

…the decision to refuse entry taken against the foreign national pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016. It is also applicable during…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-9

…be exercised with the latter under the conditions set out in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016. The data controller has two months in which to respond to the request.The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R430

…d the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the reference to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-5

…The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 may be exercised with the health establishment or the medical-psychologica…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 novodecies

…se of their respective missions relating to border crossings, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L352-1

…1-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 321-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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