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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…ception of 1° of I and L. 330 2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.For the application of I: 1° References…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Request for an opinion from the Council of State

Article R2333-120-63

The decision to refer a matter pursuant to Article L. 2333-87-9 is taken by the committee acting as a collegial body. It is sent by the committee clerk's office to the secretariat of the Administrativ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Information concerning prisoners and their relations with the outside world

Article D428

Information relating to the place of imprisonment, the criminal status or the date of release of a prisoner, must be provided by the prison services to the judicial authorities who are qualified to kn…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the transmission of documents in digital format

Article A53-9

…rised to transmit documents in digital format in accordance with the second paragraph of Article D. 589, must strictly comply with the terms and conditions set out in this authorisation. When this aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-33

It is forbidden to lift a load greater than that marked on the appliance and, where applicable, on the load plate, except during tests or trials.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-34

Measures are taken to prevent materials, fixtures or any other objects being lifted from falling or catching.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-41

The operating position of a piece of lifting equipment must be arranged in such a way that the driver can follow with his eyes the manoeuvres performed by the moving parts of the equipment. When the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-42

When the worker hooks or unhooks a load by hand, the work is organised in such a way that these operations can be carried out in complete safety. During these operations, the lifting equipment may not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-39

During the use of mobile work equipment used for lifting non-guided loads, measures are taken to prevent it from tipping, overturning, moving or sliding unexpectedly.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-44

In the event of a partial or complete failure of the power supply, and if the work equipment used to lift non-guided loads cannot hold these loads, measures are taken to avoid exposing workers to the…

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