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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-38

If it emerges from the laboratory report that the sample does not comply with the characteristics to which the product must conform, the administrative department to which the authorised official repo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-31

The tests and analyses are carried out by State laboratories.The competence of each laboratory authorised to carry out these tests and analyses is set by an order of the minister responsible for the e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-35

…analysis or testing defined in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended on official controls performed to ensure the verifica…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-33

When the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32 are unable to carry out the analyses or tests due to their exceptional specialisation or extreme urgency, the State laboratory respo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4321-2

It is prohibited to put into service or use work equipment and means of protection which do not comply with the technical design rules set out in Chapter II and the certification procedures set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4321-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 4321-2, the use of new work equipment which does not comply with the provisions of Article L. 4311-1 is permitted for demonstration purposes only. The nece…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article R4321-4

Where necessary, the employer shall provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment and, where the particularly unhealthy or dirty nature of the work so requires, appropriate work cloth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article R4321-5

Personal protective equipment and work clothing made available to workers in application of the provisions of this part do not constitute benefits in kind within the meaning of Article L. 3141-25.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article R4321-2

The employer chooses work equipment according to the particular conditions and characteristics of the work. He must take account of the characteristics of the establishment which are likely to give ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article R4321-3

Where the measures taken in application of articles R. 4321-1 and R. 4321-2 cannot be sufficient to protect the health and safety of workers, the employer shall take all other necessary measures to th…

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