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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article D4153-21

I.-It is prohibited to assign young people to work exposing them to ionising radiation requiring a category A or B classification within the meaning of article R. 4451-57. II - For young people aged 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1441-20

Articles R. 1435-1 to R. 1435-6 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inspection and maintenance of facilities

Article R4222-22

Joint decrees by the Ministers of Labour and Agriculture set: 1° The methods for measuring concentration, flow rate, capture, filtration and purification efficiency; 2° The nature and frequency of ins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inspection and maintenance of facilities

Article R4222-20

The employer shall maintain all the installations referred to in this chapter in good working order and shall regularly inspect them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inspection and maintenance of facilities

Article R4222-21

The employer shall indicate in a set of instructions for use the arrangements made for ventilation and shall lay down the measures to be taken in the event of a breakdown in the installations. These i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4322-28

In addition to its chairman, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance comprises:1° Two full members and two alternate members elected by the regional or inter-regional council from among its members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R6325-20

When the services responsible for monitoring the performance of the contract or the monitoring agents referred to in Article L. 6361-5 find that the employer has failed to comply with the provisions o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R6325-21

The employer is notified of the decision to withdraw the benefit of the exemption. The employer informs the staff representatives. It is also sent to the body responsible for collecting social securit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, active implantable medical devices must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the follo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, medical devices, other than active implantable devices, must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way…

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