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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-30

The order referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 5211-19 also states, in accordance with the distribution rules laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-45, the number of members…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-30

All money orders must be accompanied by documents relating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Fire prevention and fire-fighting resources

Article R4216-30

Buildings and premises are designed or fitted out in such a way as to comply with the provisions relating to fire prevention and fire-fighting resources set out in articles R. 4227-28 to R. 4227-41.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Extinguishing media

Article R4227-30

If necessary, the establishment is equipped with armed fire taps, dry standpipes, wet standpipes, fixed automatic fire extinguishing systems or automatic fire detection systems.

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

Article R4323-30

All measures are taken and all instructions are given to ensure that, at no time, the components of work equipment used for lifting loads, whatever they may be, as well as suspended loads, can come in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-30

The results of the measurements and the technical inspection reports are communicated by the employer to the occupational physician and to the social and economic committee.They are kept at the dispos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms and conditions of access

Article R4451-30

Access to areas defined in accordance with articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 is restricted to workers classified in accordance with article R. 4451-57.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-30

When an illness or abnormality mentioned in Article R. 4452-29 is reported to him by the occupational physician, a new risk assessment is carried out by the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-30

The employer shall complete the system provided for in Article R. 4453-25 enabling workers to report the appearance of any other effect. After each report, the employer shall, if necessary, update the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-30

When the various components of a shoring system are assembled outside the excavation, the height of these components is at least equal to the total depth of the excavation. To avoid any tipping over o…

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