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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-3

As soon as the person is detained by customs, the public prosecutor in whose jurisdiction the offence has been recorded in flagrante delicto is informed by any means. He is informed of the description…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Duties towards members of other healthcare professions.

Article R4127-359

Midwives must maintain good relations, in the interests of patients, with members of the health professions. They must respect their professional independence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Duties towards members of other healthcare professions.

Article R4127-362

After the consultation or intervention of the doctor called in, the midwife, in agreement with the patient, takes over the direction of care under her own responsibility.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Duties towards members of other healthcare professions.

Article R4127-361

As soon as circumstances require, the midwife must offer to consult a doctor. She must accept any consultation with a doctor requested by the patient or her relatives. In either case, she may suggest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-5

I. - The UCITS depositary :1° Ensures that all payments made by or on behalf of unitholders or shareholders in connection with the subscription of units or shares of UCITS have been received and that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-55-1

Prior to their appointment, all external valuation experts shall inform the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund management company whether or not they have taken out an insurance pol…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-23-5

The national funeral regulations provided for in Article L. 2223-20 is made up of the provisions of articles R. 2223-24 to R. 2223-33, R. 2223-40 to R. 2223-55-1, R. 2223-67 to R. 2223-72, R. 2223-75…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article R5211-13-5

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, a deposit may be paid to the seller, upon expiry of the periods open for taking regist…

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