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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights of asylum seekers

Article R754-18

The delegate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and his representatives shall have access to detention facilities under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 744-22 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for companies

Article R624-18

The period mentioned in article R. 228-26 is applicable to the formal notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-18

The work premises and annexes are regularly maintained and cleaned. They are kept free of clutter. The occupational physician and the social and economic committee issue an opinion on the measures to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Pollution from waste water

Article R4222-18

The atmosphere in work premises and their outbuildings must be kept free at all times from any fumes from sewers, pits, cesspools or any other source of infection.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Insulation and energy dissipation

Article R4324-18

Work equipment is fitted with clearly identifiable and easily accessible devices enabling it to be isolated from each of its energy supply sources.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examinations, checks and registers.

Article R4534-18

The employer shall arrange for the examinations to be carried out by a competent person appointed for this purpose. The name and position of this person shall be recorded in a safety register. This re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of the intervention.

Article R4543-18

When the work requires the presence of a worker in the cab roof and the equipment is fitted with a control device for the inspection manoeuvre, the work may only be undertaken after verification of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 189

The parties shall be questioned in each other's presence unless circumstances require them to be questioned separately. They must be confronted if one of the parties so requests. Where the appearance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 181

The judge may, in the course of the verification operations, at the hearing or in any other place, be assisted by a technician, hear the parties themselves and any person whose hearing appears to be u…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 183

The judge who is carrying out another investigative measure may, even if he or she is not a member of the trial panel, carry out such personal checks as may be appropriate in order to carry out that m…

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