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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services transferred and made available to the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-31

…du deuxième alinéa de l'article L. 4422-43 :1° The departments or parts of departments responsible, within the regional directorate of equipment and the departmental directorates of equipment:a) Progr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article R4434-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 4432-10, the appropriations required for the operation of the regional economic, social and environmental council and the council for culture, educa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article R4432-16

Under the chairmanship of its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary, each council elects its officers for the first time after voting on the provisions of its rules of procedure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article R4432-15

…of articles R. 4134-8 to R. 4134-21 apply to the regional economic, social and environmental councils. The same provisions, with the exception of those of the second paragraph of article R. 4134-12, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-5

…xt twelve months, inspections and periodic coordination meetings are held at least every three months. These provisions apply even when the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-2

…of the workplace, the installations there and any equipment made available to the external companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-4

…y instructions applicable to the workers carrying out the operation, including during their movements.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-5

Employers provide each other with all the information needed to prevent risks, in particular a description of the work to be carried out, the equipment used and the operating procedures whenever these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-3

…r the safety of workers, ask the manager of the user company to organise such meetings or inspections.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-4

The measures taken during coordination are updated in the prevention plan.

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