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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-78

Work platforms are fitted on the outside with: 1° Guardrails consisting of two rails, one one metre and the other 45 centimetres above the floor; 2° Skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high. Howev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Footbridges and stairways.

Article R4534-82

Gangways and other installations on which people walk are fitted with guardrails at a height of 90 centimetres and skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high, or with any other protective device of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 10: Construction work involving the use of heavy prefabricated elements or prestressed concrete.

Article R4534-104

The tensioning of the prestressed concrete reinforcement and the removal of the jacks used for this operation may only be carried out under the supervision of the site foreman or a manager or engineer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-75

…le tripping or slipping; 3° Kept free of any unnecessary clutter; 4° Cleared of all rubble and debris.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction.

Article R4535-9

…les R. 4412-59 to R. 4412-60 ; 2° Risk assessment provided for in articles R. 4412-61 to R. 4412-65 with the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 4412-64 ; 3° Preventive measures and means p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employment contract

Article D7313-1

For the application of the legislation on paid leave, a traveller, sales representative or sales assistant who exercises his profession under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 7311-1 to L. 73…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pensions

Article R143-4

…produced by these accounts even if they include several supplementary occupational pension contracts.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-6

Within one year of its creation, a public-private association resulting from a merger in application of Article L. 5711-2 may be authorised by the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Changes to the initial conditions governing the composition and operation of the communauté de communes

Article L5842-24

I. - The articles L. 5214-26 to L. 5214-29 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of'article L. 5214-28 :1° The sentence: " b) Or wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-10

The alert handling centre(s) are managed by a professional firefighter. They are provided with a single call number. The alert handling centre(s) and the hospital and dispensary call reception centres…

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