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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-3

The profession of midwife is practised illegally by : 1° Any person who habitually performs the acts mentioned in article L. 4151-1 without fulfilling the conditions required by this book for the prac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-2

…onth before the expiry date of the registration. It must be accompanied by the following information1° The identity of the applicant referred to in 1° and 2° of Article A. 512-1, its address and, wher…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of criminal record cards

Article R66

The form recording one of the decisions referred to in articles 768 (1° to 6°) and 768-1 (1° to 3°) is drawn up by the clerk of the court that made the decision within fifteen days of the decision bec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-30

…provide the Autorité des marchés financiers with documentation containing the following information:1° The Member State in which it intends to manage FIAs ;2° A programme of operations specifying in p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Obligations of the recipient organisation

Article R1221-15

…the transmission referred to in Article R. 1221-14 are laid down by means of agreements concluded :1° Either by the Agence centrale des organismes de sécurité sociale with :a) The Minister for Employ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14-1

I. - The municipalities that are members of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may decide to entrust the latter, under the conditions provided for by arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-5

The characteristics of the official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, the information provided for in I of

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-13

…ing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragraph of article 5 of the law of 31 December 1990 is prohibited to any na…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-2

…This flat-rate quarterly entitlement is set by reference to the legal working week. It is equal to:1° To the equivalent of four times the legal weekly working time for mayors of municipalities with a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to borough mayors, deputy borough mayors and borough councillors (R).

Article R2511-21

For the application of article R. 2123-5, the number of hours credited for one quarter is equal to: 1° One hundred and five hours for arrondissement mayors; 2° Fifty-two and a half hours for deputy ar…

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