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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-6

…his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, insofar as such…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L152-2

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and to the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés are replaced by r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

Without prejudice to the supervisory powers granted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article D333-1

…oductive investments made in the overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-3

…its are prohibited. Sums received as security deposits shall be reimbursed within a maximum period set at three years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

The members of the national platform for the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions may not commit, on a personal basis, directly or through an intermediary, bets on games or bets offer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-115

…ns below. The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

…rticipation certificates referred to in amended Article 1 of the same law, appear on the balance sheet of a company and are exchanged as part of the transactions referred to in 1° of l'article 5 de la…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-5

…ICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 31…

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