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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 R232-41-8

The data referred to in article R. 232-41-3 shall be erased at the latest ten years after the date on which it was recorded in the data processing system.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article D5221-21-1

The salary threshold mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5221-21 and in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L2525-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 2522-3 and L. 2523-4 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-1

…the hire of work; 2° Any person who sells, after completion, a work that he has built or had built; 3° Any person who, although acting as agent for the owner of the work, performs a task similar to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-3

…efined in article L. 141-5 of the Energy Code takes the place of the energy section provided for in 3° of article L. 222-1 of the Environment Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-2

…al retraining project includes one or more actions to validate the acquired experience mentioned in 3° of article L. 6313-1, these actions are carried out before any of the training actions mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-3

…x and the flat-rate tax on network companies;2° The proceeds of the household waste collection tax ;3° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax collected in application of A to C of XXI…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-3

…y to result in a serious risk to human health ; 2° Have been committed as part of an organised gang 3° Were committed on a telecommunications network intended for a non-specified public; 4° Were commi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L772-4

…r State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area" appearing in 3° as well as the sixth paragraph of the Article are deleted. II - For the application of Articles L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notification of grievances and report.

Article R463-12

Where the rapporteur general decides, pursuant to Article L. 463-3, that the case will be examined by the Competition Authority without a prior report, the parties and the Government Commissioner have…

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