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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6271-6

The Saint-Barthélemy local authority is notified of the interministerial order establishing the amount of the right to compensation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-6

The interministerial order establishing the amount of the right to compensation is notified to the collectivity of Saint-Martin.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Disabled workers

Article R4225-6

The workstation and the sanitary and catering facilities that disabled workers are likely to use in the establishment are arranged in such a way that these workers can access them easily. Their workst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-6

In artificial lighting, the ratio of illuminance levels in the same room, between that of the work area and the general illuminance, must be between 1 and 5. The same applies to the ratio of illuminan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Non-specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-6

…SMINIMUM FLOWof fresh air per occupant(in cubic metres per hour)Offices, rooms without physical work25Catering premises, sales premises, meeting rooms30Workshops and rooms with light physical work45Ot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-6

Doors must comply with the following requirements: 1° Doors likely to be used to evacuate more than fifty people must open in the direction of exit; 2° Doors forming part of the regulatory clearances…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of workplaces

Article R4224-6

Flying bridges or gangways for loading or unloading ships or boats are installed so as to form a rigid whole and are fitted with railings on both sides.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collective changing rooms

Article R4228-6

The collective changing rooms are equipped with a sufficient number of seats and individual non-flammable cupboards. These lockers can hold two pairs of street clothes. Where work clothing is likely t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: New equipment or equipment considered to be new

Article R4312-6

Personal protective equipment, whether new or considered new, is subject to the technical rules on design and manufacture set out in Annex II at the end of this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work carried out from a work plan

Article R4323-60

Where the provisions of article R. 4323-59 cannot be implemented, flexible collection devices are installed and positioned in such a way as to prevent a fall of more than three metres.

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