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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I à l'article R4312-1

Technical rules on health and safety applicable to new machines or machines considered as new mentioned in article R. 4312-1 of the Labour Code General principles. 1° The manufacturer of a machine mus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-82

…quality assurance system procedure with surveillance defined by Articles R. 4313-62 to R. 4313-74: 1° Filtering respiratory protection devices which protect against solid or liquid aerosols or danger…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

…he ministers responsible for labour, agriculture, customs, industry and consumer affairs lay down : 1° The content of the declaration of conformity for machinery; 2° The model of the declaration of co…

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Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-45

To this end, all the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer are set out in systematic and rational documentation in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions…

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Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-30

…onal protective equipment, the notified body shall carry out examinations and tests to ensure that: 1° The technical file contains all the necessary elements. If this file refers to the standards ment…

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Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-8

…available or transferred for any purpose whatsoever with a view to being put into service or used: 1° Single-use equipment; 2° Equipment whose expiry date or period of use has passed; 3° Equipment wh…

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Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

The definition of machine covers 1° An assembly fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal power, consisting of linked parts or components, at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-70

…uipment is inspected, tested and stored and shall provide all necessary information, in particular: 1° The documentation on the quality assurance system, including the quality manuals ; 2° technical d…

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Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-52

…facture, inspection, testing and storage and must provide all necessary information, in particular: 1° the documentation on the quality system; 2° the quality records provided for, on the one hand, in…

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Subsection 3: Personal protective equipment

Article R4311-11

…ing are not considered to be personal protective equipment within the meaning of Article R. 4311-8: 1° Personal protective equipment designed and manufactured specifically for the armed forces or the…

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