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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-3

…h in question and during which at least two screenings were organised. However, for the months of December and January, the tax is due until 31 December and from 1 January respectively.The tax is not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-37

…9-31 shall respond, in the event of an emergency, within a maximum of eight hours and, in the absence of an emergency, within seven days. In other cases, the reply is sent to the competent department…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-33

The public prosecutor checks whether the person is a person convicted of a crime or offence mentioned in article D. 147-31 and against whom socio-judicial supervision has not been ordered. When this i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-32

…from article R. 4323-31, work equipment not designed for lifting people may be used: 1° Either to access a workstation or to perform work when the use of equipment specially designed for lifting peopl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-32

For the purposes of the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-52, the price shall be at least equal to the weighted average of the prices on the last three trading days prior to the start of the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-303

All midwives are bound by professional secrecy in the interests of patients, in accordance with the conditions laid down by law.Secrecy covers everything that comes to the knowledge of the midwife in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-321

…ons, even those not involved in medicine, is prohibited.Competition is understood to mean intelligence between two or more persons with a view to obtaining advantages to the detriment of the patient o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-305

Midwives must treat all patients and new-born babies with the same conscience, regardless of their origin, morals and family situation, their membership or non-membership of a particular ethnic group,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-308

…nal activity or to benefit the organisations within which it works or to which it lends its assistance.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-309

Midwives must have suitable facilities and sufficient technical means at their place of practice. Under no circumstances may midwives practise their profession in conditions that may compromise the sa…

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