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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of drinking establishments

Article R4153-10

At the end of the five-year period, the approved operator submits a new application for approval, which is examined under the same conditions as the first application.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-17

I.-It is prohibited to assign young people to work involving the preparation, use, handling or exposure to hazardous chemical agents defined in articles R. 4412-3 and R. 4412-60, with the exception of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4213-1

The project owner designs and builds the buildings and their fittings in such a way that they comply with the lighting rules set out in articles R. 4223-2 to R. 4223-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-11

…to additional remuneration, the amount of which corresponds to compensation for four months for a reduction in working time equal to half-time; 3° Ten points entitle the holder to one quarter's additi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-18

When the holder of a professional prevention account wishes to top up his personal training account under 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, he must attach to his application for training a document specif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Building characteristics

Article R4214-1

Buildings intended to house workplaces are designed and constructed in such a way as to be able to withstand, as a whole and in each of their components, the combined effect of their weight, extreme c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibited and regulated work for young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen

Article D4153-15

The provisions of this section define the work prohibited to young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen pursuant to Article L. 4153-8 and, subject to the provisions of Article D. 4153-21, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4162-1

I.-The minimum proportion of employees mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 4162-1 is set at 25% of the workforce. II - For the application of 2° of I of article L. 4162-1 of the Labour Code, the compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control

Article D4153-13

For the application of the provisions of this chapter, the employer shall, at the request of the Labour Inspectorate, provide proof of the date of birth of each worker under the age of eighteen whom h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Referral decision by the labour inspector

Article D4153-14

The Labour Inspector's decision to expel a young worker aged fifteen or over from the establishment, in application of article L. 4153-4, is taken on the recommendation of the Labour Inspector or a do…

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