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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-27

…ain by means of loans or by rediscounting subscribed bills; 2° To act as guarantor for their loans; 3° Receive and manage their deposits. An order of the ministers responsible for the economy and fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by postgraduate students, including when on leave of absence

Article D4131-3-2

Postgraduate students may submit an application for registration on the roll of the Association to the relevant departmental council within four months of the date on which they obtain their medical d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Employed persons.

Article R4127-348

The fact that a midwife's professional practice is bound by a contract or statute to an administration, a local authority or any other public or private body in no way detracts from her professional d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients and newborn babies.

Article R4127-328

Except in emergencies and provided she is not failing in her duty of humanity or her obligation to assist, a midwife has the right to refuse care for professional or personal reasons. The midwife may…

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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 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 dental surgeons.

Article R4127-223

Dental surgeons are prohibited from giving consultations, even free of charge, in any commercial or craft premises where medicines, products or appliances which may be prescribed or issued by a dental…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-6

…de santé ensures that accredited organisations comply with the obligations set out in articles D. 4135-4, D. 4135-5 and D. 4135-7. Failure to comply with these obligations may result in the suspension…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-13

The name of the cooperative must not include the name of any town, district, street or, in general, any proper name of a geographical nature.It must be followed by the words: "société civile coopérati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-10

…or between general practitioners, duly registered with the Medical Register, governed by articles 1832 et seq. of the Civil Code, law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and…

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