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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

In the event of maternal, foetal or neonatal pathology during pregnancy, childbirth or the postnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-24-2 to L. 533-25 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-26 with the exception of the last paragraph of II and L. 533-27 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-24-2 to L. 533-25 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-26 with the exception of the last paragraph of II and L. 533-27 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff

Article L142-9

…service tasks entrusted to it. Permanent staff governed by these regulations and recruited before 1 September 2023 are affiliated to a special pension scheme governed by Article L. 711-1 of the Social…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…cilitate the application of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications; 9° Drawing up a compendium of ethi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

…ject to subscription to one of the subscriptions mentioned in article 34-1 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication connected to equipment mentioned in c of I are n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-16

…ssible, near the waters where bathing is usually practised. During the period from 1st July to 30th September each year or, in the overseas departments, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, fro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1164

In framework contracts, it may be agreed that the price will be set unilaterally by one of the parties, with the onus on that party to justify the amount in the event of a dispute. In the event of abu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-2

In the event of opposition to the hiring of apprentices, the administrative authority decides whether current contracts may continue to be performed. The same applies in the event of a transfer of emp…

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