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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-3

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council shall be consulted on any draft application for the authorisation referred to in Article LO 7311-2 which relates to a matter within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7312-3

The articles LO 7311-3 to LO 7311-9 are applicable to this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-3

…ed between the supplier, with the exception of suppliers of products mentioned in article L. 443-2, and the distributor or service provider sets out the reciprocal obligations to which the parties are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-37

In addition to the subjects provided for in Article L. 2312-8, the Social and Economic Committee is consulted under the conditions defined in this section in the following cases:1° Implementation of m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

…s of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one of the following documents and residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker", iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-353

Once appointed, the midwife must recuse herself if she considers that the questions put to her do not relate to the practice of midwifery. In drafting her report, the expert midwife must only reveal i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-352

No midwife may be both expert midwife and treating midwife for the same patient. In the event of a legal appraisal or in other cases, unless the parties agree, a midwife must not accept an appraisal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-351

The expert midwife must, before undertaking any expert examination, inform the patient she is to examine of her mission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-3

…with these products to knowingly omit to make public the precise purpose, date, direct beneficiary and final beneficiary, and amount of the agreements mentioned in Article L. 1453-1, concluded with t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable when the temporary loss of discernment of a person is caused by that person and in particular by the voluntary consumption of psychoactive substances

Article D47-37-3

When the trial court is seised pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 706-120 and article D. 47-37-2, its president shall order an expert report at least one month before the hearing in order to…

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