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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-543

The following may be recruited as associate midwives: 1° Candidates for authorisation to practise the profession of midwife defined in I of article L. 4111-2, who have passed the knowledge verificatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-550

The provisions of 1° of article R. 6152-501, articles R. 6152-508 to R. 6152-511, R. 6152-513, R. 6152-519-1, R. 6152-520-1 to R. 6152-532 and R. 6152-534 to R. 6152-536 are applicable to associate mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R6152-537

In order to hold the title of former hospital specialist assistant or former hospital generalist assistant, it is necessary to provide evidence of two years' effective service in one or other of these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-5

The provisions relating to the reimbursement of unemployment benefits, set out in article L. 1235-4, in the event of failure to comply with articles L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, do not apply to the dismi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article L6327-5

The local information and coordination centres mentioned in article L. 113-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Social Action and Family Code) may join the scheme mentioned in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-51

Practitioners covered by these Staff Regulations may be seconded either at their own request or automatically.Secondment on request may only take place in one of the following cases:1° Secondment to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-55-1

The prior declarations and supporting documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

Investigation assistants are recruited from among members of the technical and administrative support corps of the national gendarmerie, category B administrative staff of the national police and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Privileges.

Article L3253-5

The sums owed to façonniers by their principals are paid, when the latter are the subject of safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings, notwithstanding the existence of any other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-5

A direct or indirect purchaser, whether of goods or services, who claims to have suffered the application or repercussion of an additional cost must prove its existence and extent. However, the indire…

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