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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-16

Liquid fuels with a flash point below 55°C may not be used for heating.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-16

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and construction.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-16

Recycling installations include a monitoring system to detect faults in the purification devices. In the event of a fault, the necessary measures are taken by the employer to maintain compliance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: First aid and rescue equipment

Article R4224-16

In the absence of nurses, or when there are not enough of them to ensure a permanent presence, the employer shall, after consulting the occupational physician, take the necessary measures to provide f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection of permanent electrical installations

Article R4226-16

The employer shall periodically check or have checked the electrical installations to ensure that they are maintained in compliance with the health and safety rules applicable to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-16

Electrical equipment used for disconnection, protection against overcurrents and protection against electric shocks complies either with the approved French standards applicable to it, or with the tec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural rights of economic operators

Article R4314-16

Reasons shall be given for any measure, decision or order taken by the market surveillance authorities pursuant to this Section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-16

The person responsible for hiring out or repeatedly making available second-hand personal protective equipment shall ensure that this equipment is maintained in a state of compliance by following, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exemptions granted by the labour inspector

Article R4228-16

Where the fitting out of collective changing rooms, washbasins and showers cannot, for reasons relating to the layout of the work premises, be carried out under the conditions provided for in this sec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Warning and signalling systems

Article R4324-16

Work equipment shall include the warnings, signs and warning devices essential to ensure the safety of workers. These warnings, signs and warning devices must be chosen and placed in such a way as to…

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