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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
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-353

Once appointed, the midwife must recuse herself if she considers that the questions put to her do not relate to the practice of midwifery. In drafting her report, the expert midwife must only reveal i…

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

Article R4127-356

…if the patient refuses, the midwife must inform her of the consequences that this refusal may entail. The midwife called in must refrain from derogatory remarks or any criticism of the care previousl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Duties towards members of other healthcare professions.

Article R4127-359

Midwives must maintain good relations, in the interests of patients, with members of the health professions. They must respect their professional independence.

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

Article R4127-354

…sagreement with another midwife must seek conciliation, if necessary through the Departmental Council. It is forbidden for a midwife to slander another midwife, to speak ill of her or to echo comments…

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

Article R4127-358

Once their assignment is complete and continuity of care has been ensured, the replacement must withdraw, abandoning all their temporary activities.

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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 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-352

No midwife may be both expert midwife and treating midwife for the same patient. In the event of a legal appraisal or in other cases, unless the parties agree, a midwife must not accept an appraisal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-351

The expert midwife must, before undertaking any expert examination, inform the patient she is to examine of her mission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R4211-35

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send a copy of the complete application to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine for…

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