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Showing 6170 of 5179 articles for Art. 226-13

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-11

…le L. 232-5.These persons are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article 226-13 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-3

…h information are required, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code, to keep secret any information which may come to their k…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article L822-11

…y reason of their duties, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code or in the article L. 621-1 of the Intellectual Property Code in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-1

…rofessional secrecy with regard to this information, under the conditions and penalties of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-56

…bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. As part of their mission, external valuation experts are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control officers.

Article L6361-5

…he agents involved in the inspections are bound by professional secrecy under the terms of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-10

…me genetic counsellors are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions set out in Articles 226-13 and 223-14 of the French Penal Code. Secrecy covers not only what has been entrusted to them,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank)

Article L721-22

…ties of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall be liable to the penalties provided for inArticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code for violating the professional secrecy referred to in the first p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-5

…of I of Article L. 822-1 and of Article L. 822-10 or of a temporary ban or suspension; The articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code relating to professional secrecy are applicable to statutory aud…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-29

…onseil d'Etat. They are bound by professional secrecy in accordance with the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code. In carrying out their inspection duties, they have th…

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