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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Work in confined spaces

Article D4153-34

I. - It is forbidden to assign young people : 1° inspecting, maintaining and cleaning the inside of tanks, cisterns, basins and reservoirs ; 2° Work involving operations in a confined environment, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-33

…n appropriate reaction; 2° The immediate implementation, where necessary, of the measures required; 3° The initiation of rescue, evacuation and salvage operations. The measures to be implemented, in p…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional joint body.

Article R5312-30

…irman, is sent : 1° To the members of the joint body ; 2° To the Regional Director of Pôle emploi ; 3° To the Regional Prefect; 4° To the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Director General of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-36

…costs borne by the beneficiary of the professionalisation contract to be covered in application of 3° of II of article L. 6332-14. As soon as it is signed, the agreement provided for in article R. 63…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-33

…conformity, full quality assurance system ; 2° EC type examination, combined with EC verification; 3° EC type-examination, combined with EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-3

…ideration of: 1° The diversity of the members; 2° The professional qualifications of the directors; 3° The human and material resources they propose to implement to ensure the management of reproducti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-9

The decision entrusting the minor, on the basis of 5° of article 375-3, to an establishment receiving people hospitalised due to mental disorders, is ordered after a detailed medical opinion from a do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules governing the authorisation of private establishments to provide the public hospital service

Article R6112-3

The amendment to the multiannual contract of objectives and resources referred to in Article L. 6112-3 is concluded between the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the establishment wit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R*765-1

…n the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban on entry. "3° Article R. * 732-3 is worded as follows:"Art. R. * 732-3.-By way of derogation from Article R. 73…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R*766-1

…n the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban on entry. "3° Article R. * 732-3 is worded as follows:"Art. R. * 732-3.-By way of derogation from Article R. 73…

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