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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Employed persons.

Article R4127-350

All midwives bound to their employer by an agreement or contract must under no circumstances take advantage of their duties to increase their personal clientele.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-343

A midwife may not employ another midwife or a student midwife on her behalf in the practice of her profession. However, the midwife may be assisted by another midwife in exceptional circumstances, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Employed persons.

Article R4127-348

…t or statute to an administration, a local authority or any other public or private body in no way detracts from her professional duties, and in particular her obligations regarding the independence o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-3

I. - A departmental regulation sets out the rules, systems and procedures for external fire defence for each department.The purpose of these regulations is in particular to:1° Characterise the differe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Public training establishments

Article D112-3

I.-The national public training establishments are: 1° L'Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance; 2° L'Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation; 3° L'Ecole nationale des…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-32

Verification of the identity of persons entered in the file provided for in the first paragraph of Article 706-25-5 is carried out, where possible, in the light of information communicated to the crim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

1. Net profit is established after deduction of all expenses, which include, subject to the provisions of 5, in particular:1° Overheads of all kinds, staff and labour expenses, rent on buildings lease…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3-1

…conditions laid down in the fund rules. In the same circumstances, when the disposal of certain assets would not be in the interests of investors, the other assets may be transferred to a new special…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

…s L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take into account, pursuant to articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-2

The notification referred to in Article D. 214-32-7-1 shall contain the following information:1° The consequences of the transaction on voting rights ;2° The terms of the acquisition of control, in pa…

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