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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-33

I.- Managers of reception establishments and services must ensure, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 776 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that the people they recruit to carry out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-3

…or craft activity carried out; 5° The identification of the consular chamber that issued the card; 6° The date of issue of the card; 7° The expiry date of the validity of the card; 8° A serial number…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

…ircase steps must comply with good practice; 5° There must be no more than 25 steps in each flight; 6° Landings are the same width as the stairs and, in the case of uncontrolled flights, their length…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Protectors and protective devices

Article R4324-3

…red to bring the moving parts to a halt; 5° They enable the danger zone to be perfectly identified; 6° They do not restrict observation of the work cycle any more than is necessary; 7° They enable ess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing dose overruns

Article R4451-94

At the end of the exposure situations provided for in sub-section 1, during the period in which the dose received remains above one of the limit values set in Article R. 4451-6 and by way of derogatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-92

…lar the demonstration that there is no possible alternative to exceeding the exposure limit values; 6° The protective measures and means envisaged; 7° The list of workstations and workers concerned; 8…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-15

Authorisation to practise the profession of midwife as a replacement under the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6 may be granted to student midwives enrolled in a higher education establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

…ting in works of a technical nature up to a limit of thirty-two hours over three consecutive years; 6° By participating in the specific continuing education programme provided for in II of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contractualisation.

Article D4622-45

…revention and occupational health services, particularly for the benefit of the smallest companies; 6° Targeting resources and actions at certain professional sectors, in favour of specific groups or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-3

…osition, the working hours fixed in the employment contract of the employee occupying the position; 6° The objectives set to ensure the professionalisation of the activities envisaged and, where appli…

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