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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-2

Before an operation is carried out by an external company, a joint inspection is carried out of the workplace, the installations there and any equipment made available to the external companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of training

Article R4461-29

Training courses leading to the issue of hyperbaric fitness certificates and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificates are carried out by : 1° A body authorised under the conditions and according to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-22

Any incompatibility between the application of the requirements of this chapter and those laid down by other regulations with a view to the implementation of safety imperatives shall be the subject of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4461-21

The employer shall provide personal protective equipment specific to the nature of the work, including breathing apparatus, emergency breathing apparatus and accessories appropriate to the interventio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-21

Buildings in which pyrotechnic activities are carried out and which have several levels as referred to in Article R. 4462-17 are served, independently of the internal staircases, by one or more extern…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-20

No workstation where pyrotechnic activities are carried out is more than 7 metres from an effective exit or shelter. This distance is measured according to the actual distance to be covered between th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cigarette packaging units

Article R3512-23

I.-A cigarette packaging unit does not have any opening that can be resealed or unsealed after the first opening, with the exception of the top hinged lid and the hinged lid of a folding box. II - For…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cigarette packaging units

Article R3512-22

I.-A cigarette packaging unit is made of cardboard or a flexible, parallelepiped-shaped material, the characteristics of which may be specified by order. II-The unit pack complies with the size requir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Practitioners providing services.

Article R4126-2

Any doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who performs professional acts in France without being registered with the ordre, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4112-7, is subject to the discip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-25

The docket for each hearing is drawn up by the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board. The parties are summoned to the hearing. The summons must reach the parties at least fifteen days before the date of…

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