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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Commissions

Article R2315-30

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2315-45, the social and economic committee and, in companies with at least three hundred employees, the training committee provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-2

The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors is three years, with the exception of the term of office of the members mentioned in 2° of article R. 5322-1. For the latter, the term of of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Relations between departments and companies (R)

Article R3241-1

Any company bound to a department or departmental public establishment by a financial agreement involving periodic settlements of accounts is required to provide the contracting authority with detaile…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee of financial obligations

Article L211-38-1

No creditor of the beneficiary other than the provider of the financial collateral referred to in Article L. 211-38 and provided as initial margin pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33-1

Where the regulations provide for a procedure involving the sampling of one unit of a model and then, in the event of non-compliance, additional units of the same model, these additional units may be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-3-1

I.-The written agreement concluded either between the supplier and the wholesaler, as defined in I of article L. 441-1-2, or between the wholesaler and the distributor or service provider sets out the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-355

It is forbidden to misappropriate or attempt to misappropriate clients. All midwives are prohibited from lowering their fees in order to compete. They are free to provide care free of charge.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-357

A midwife may only be replaced in her practice on a temporary basis by a midwife registered with the Association or by a student midwife who fulfils the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6. A mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-356

When a midwife is called to attend a patient who is being cared for by another midwife, she must comply with the following rules: 1° If the patient intends to forego the care of the first midwife, she…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-354

Midwives must maintain good fraternal relations with each other. They owe each other moral assistance. A midwife who has a disagreement with another midwife must seek conciliation, if necessary throug…

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