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Showing 10211030 of 68137 articles for Art. L 221-31 and L 221-31 II

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

Article R4127-319

Midwives are prohibited from : 1° Any act likely to procure for a patient an unjustified or illicit material advantage; 2° Any rebate in money or in kind made to a patient; 3° Any commission to any pe…

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

Article R4127-313

In the practice of her profession, a midwife must not, save in exceptional circumstances, perform acts or give care, or formulate prescriptions, in areas that are beyond her professional competence or…

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

Article R4127-315

A midwife who is in the presence of a woman or a new-born child who is in immediate danger or who is informed of such danger must render assistance or ensure that the necessary care is given.

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

Article R4127-310

Midwifery should not be practised as a business.

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

Article R4127-317

A midwife requested or required to examine a person deprived of liberty must inform the judicial authority if she finds that this person is not receiving the care justified by his condition or has bee…

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

Article R4127-311

Midwives are prohibited from distributing remedies, appliances or any other products presented as having a health benefit for profit. They are prohibited from dispensing unauthorised medicines.

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

Article R4127-316

When a midwife discerns that a woman to whom she is called, or her child, is being abused, she must use the most appropriate means to protect them, exercising caution and circumspection.In the case of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-31

…es in accordance with this Code. The oath is taken at the time of their first assignment to a control unit, in open court, before the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their pl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-319

Information relating to the registration number in the national register for the identification of natural persons is only disseminated to the authorities, administrations, legal entities and professi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Development of the innovation partnership

Article R2172-31

At the end of each phase, on the basis of the results obtained, the purchaser decides:1° Either to continue with the innovation partnership, possibly after specifying or modifying, with the agreement…

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