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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-342

A midwife who replaces one of her colleagues for a period of more than three months must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where she may enter into direct competition with the midwi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-345

Contracts and agreements relating to the practice of the profession of midwife must be in writing. Any association or partnership between midwives with a view to practising the profession must be the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-347

A midwife may not move into a building where another midwife is practising without the latter's agreement or, failing that, without the authorisation of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. Such auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-344

A midwife may not have her practice managed by another midwife.However, in the event of the death of a midwife, the departmental council may authorise another midwife to run her practice for a period…

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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

…circumstances may a midwife accept any restriction on her professional independence from her employer. Wherever they practise, midwives must always act first and foremost in the interests of the healt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-32

…he competent meetings are convened in the forms and within the time limits provided for in articles R. 626-1 to R. 626-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article R123-3

…5, the Banque de France draws up an annual report on the application of the provisions of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-4 to R. 122-11, R. 123-1 and R. 123-2, which is included in its annual re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article R742-3

Articles R. 212-1 to R. 212-3 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2007-431 of 25 March 2007.

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