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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-13

…d for in the first sentence of the first paragraph and the last paragraph of 3° of Article 3 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-29

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the provisions of Regulation (…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-28

The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the provisions of Regulation (…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-13

…nals from the health organisations or establishments mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2142-1 for only the data required to carry out their duties; 2° Authorised agents of the Agence de l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

…50-0 A are not applicable in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la libe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3823-2

…Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of Article L. 3823-3, in their wording resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for justice.Article L. 3421-5 is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-2

…his Code; 3° The existence of the whistleblower protection scheme provided for in Chapter II of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-23-2

…shall be made under the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on market…

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