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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions

Article D1242-5

The exemptions referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1242-6 are granted by the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment under the conditions set…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-2

Any employer, with the exception of the agricultural professions, may enter into a fixed-term employment contract, pursuant to 1° of article L. 1242-3, with a person aged over 57 who has been register…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1242-3

…rs coming to France with a view to acquiring additional vocational training; 4° Beneficiaries of individual financial aid for training through research.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article R2224-30

In the case provided for in article L. 2224-21, the formal notice is sent to the municipality by the Prefect in the form of an order issued on the report of the Departmental Director of Equipment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article R2224-31

…e L. 2224-22, extend the application of the provisions of articles L. 2224-20 et L. 2224-21 to the diversions mentioned in article L. 2224-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of workplaces

Article R4224-5

Shafts, hatches and chutes are fenced off. Walkways, cantilevered floors, raised platforms and their means of access are constructed, installed or protected in such a way that workers required to use…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of workplaces

Article R4224-7

…in such a way as to ensure the safety of workers. Their installation or, failing that, their protective devices are such that they prevent workers from falling into them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Doors and gates

Article R4224-10

The transparent parts are made of safety materials or protected against denting so that workers cannot be injured if these surfaces break.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Doors and gates

Article R4224-13

Automatic doors and gates operate without risk of accident to workers. The characteristics to be met by new and existing automatic doors and gates, as well as the conditions for their maintenance and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of workplaces

Article R4224-2

Buildings housing workplaces have structures and strength appropriate to their use.

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