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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-23

…ed more than ten metres from an exit to the outside or to a room which itself opens to the outside; 2° The doors of these rooms open to the outside; 3° If the windows of these rooms are fitted with gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Work involving animals

Article D4153-37

It is forbidden to assign young people to : 1° Slaughtering, euthanising or rendering animals; 2° Work in contact with ferocious or venomous animals.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Maintenance file

Article R4211-3

…aken: 1° For cleaning glazed surfaces on elevations and roofs in application of article R. 4214-2 ; 2° For roof access, in particular: a) Means of securing for short-term operations ; b) The possibili…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-37

…mselves or from the technical committees mentioned inarticle L. 215-4 of the Social Security Code ; 2° Two members chosen by the employers' full or alternate representatives on the fund's Board of Dir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-12

…nce with the scale set out in article R. 4163-11 in increments of 10 points for the uses set out in 2° and 3° of this article and point by point for the use set out in 1° of the same article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R4162-6

…vention of the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4161-1; 2° The measures taken in the company to prevent the effects of exposure to the occupational risk fac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…ing or maintenance operations on flockings or lagging; containment, removal or and demolition work; 2° The following aromatic amines: benzidine, its homologues, salts and chlorinated derivatives, 3,3'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-2

I.-If the employee wishes to carry out a skills assessment mentioned in 2° of article L. 6313-1 as part of his project, he must submit a specific request for funding to the regional inter-professional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-45

…rk in question, information relating to:1° The young person's forenames, surname and date of birth ;2° The vocational training followed, its duration and known training locations;3° A medical opinion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

…h insofar as he is concerned.It specifies1° The sector of activity of the company or establishment ;2° The vocational training provided ;3° The various known training locations;4° The prohibited work…

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