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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-2

The Agency's Board of Directors is chaired by the Senior Administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, representing the State. In addition to its Chairman, the Agency's Board of Directors comprises…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-24

The right of lien of the tax authorities and social security bodies covers all the professional and personal assets of the sole trader in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres or serious and repeated fai…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article R422-11

The Minister responsible for immigration may withdraw the authorisation to work in France provided for in article L. 422-4 for one of the following reasons:1° The foreign national no longer has valid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-1

When making an investment as referred to in article R. 151-2, the following constitute an investor within the meaning of this chapter: 1° Any natural person of foreign nationality; 2° Any natural pers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-12

The Banking Inclusion Observatory has a Scientific Advisory Board. This council is chaired by a representative of the Governor of the Banque de France.The board comprises six other members appointed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-14

Where there is a central works council, the full and alternate members are elected, for each of the colleges, by all the full members of the works councils, on lists presented by the representative tr…

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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 R232-41-1

The French Anti-Doping Agency is authorised to create an automated personal data processing system to facilitate the establishment of the biological profile of athletes within the meaning of Article L…

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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

The head of the athlete's passport management unit is responsible for compliance with the processing management rules.The right of access and rectification may be exercised with the latter under the c…

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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.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 430

In addition to the other penalties provided for in this Code, the following shall be confiscated 1° goods that have been or had to be substituted in the cases provided for in articles 411-2 a, 417-2 c…

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