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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-79

Sufficient safe means of access are provided between the various scaffolding decks.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-70

The person supervising the erection, dismantling or alteration of a scaffold and the workers taking part have at their disposal the manufacturer's instructions or the erection and dismantling plan, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-74

Fixed scaffolding is constructed and installed in such a way as to withstand the forces to which it is subjected and to resist stresses resulting from atmospheric conditions, particularly the effects…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Ladders, stepladders and steps

Article R4323-87

Access ladders should be of such a length that they extend at least one metre above the access level, unless other measures have been taken to ensure a safe hold.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Strings

Article R4323-89

The use of rope access and positioning techniques is subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° The system comprises at least one working rope, constituting a means of access, descent and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Strings

Article R4323-90

In specific circumstances where, taking into account the risk assessment, the use of a second rope would make the work more dangerous, the use of a single rope may be authorised, provided that the wor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Special provisions for the preparation, distribution and administration of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis as part of the same medical procedure as the removal of the tissues or autologous cells used in their composition.

Article R4211-51-1

…ier submitted by the legal entity applying for this authorisation must also include the following information: 1° The name, address and department of the health establishment or army hospital in which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4

…owers of the investigating judge shall be exercised by the public prosecutor in accordance with the forms and conditions laid down in this article. The same applies in all other cases where a person i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-88

…has obtained a registration or a marketing authorisation for a new strength or a new pharmaceutical form, if the registration or authorisation includes an extension of indication. III - The provision…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-2

When the judge, by virtue of a special provision, delegates his conciliation mission, he appoints a judicial conciliator for this purpose, sets the duration of his mission and indicates the date on wh…

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