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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to antenatal consultations.

Article R2122-8

To protect against the risk of fire, the antenatal clinic must have : 1° Water stations ; 2° Sufficient fire extinguishers; 3° a rapid call system to the nearest fire station. The construction and lay…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional Economic and Social Council and Council for Culture, Education and the Environment (R).

Article R4434-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 4432-10, the appropriations required for the operation of the regional economic, social and environmental council and the council for culture, educa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-2

The interdepartmental institutions are administered by a board composed of members elected from among their members by the departmental councils of the associated departments. The departmental council…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Equipment characteristics and conditions of use

Article R4323-91

Personal protective equipment is appropriate to the risks to be prevented and to the conditions in which the work is carried out. It must not itself create additional risks. It must be possible to wea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4445-4

Where the nature of the activity means that workers have access to rest areas under the responsibility of the employer and exposed to vibrations, except in cases of force majeure, exposure of the whol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-25

The employer shall ensure that the delimitation of zones is always appropriate, particularly in the light of the results of the checks on the effectiveness of the means of prevention provided for in s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exposure limit values

Article R4451-7

In the event of pregnancy, exposure of the unborn child during the period between the declaration of pregnancy and the moment of delivery is kept as low as reasonably achievable and, in any event, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article R4523-3

The Social and Economic Committee may call upon the expert in technological risks mentioned in article L. 4523-5 in the event of serious danger in connection with the classified installation. The expe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-111

The employer may not carry out the work until the electrical installation has been de-energised, unless the operator has made it known in writing that he is unable to de-energise the installation for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-16

In the case of a minor, if the holders of parental authority fail to act, the juvenile court judge, acting as a sentence enforcement judge, appoints the attending physician, under the same conditions…

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