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Showing 11711180 of 29386 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-6-1981 n° 1107

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-16

The collection, modification, consultation, communication and deletion of personal data and information are subject to a record including the identification of the user, the date, time and nature of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 139 and 142-8, the investigating judge may, at any time during the investigation: 1° Impose one or more new obligations on the person placed under house a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-16

The tasks of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM) in respect of the overseas accounts file and the personal loan repayment incident file are carried out under conditions laid d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-16

I.-The provisions of Chapters I to VII of Title I of Book V and those of Chapter II of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-16

I.-The provisions of Chapters I to VII of Title I of Book V and those of Chapter II of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L784-16

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L783-16

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in New Caledonia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-16

The injunction letter specifies the means by which the right to regularise may be exercised.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-16

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-16

In terms of financial management and accounting, the public establishment La Monnaie de Paris is subject to the rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies. It keeps its general accounts i…

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