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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Public bathing facilities.

Article D1332-42

Toilets, the location of which is indicated, are installed near the bathing facilities; there are at least two of them. The sanitation of the facilities is carried out in such a way as to avoid any ri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Public bathing facilities.

Article D1332-39

A managed bathing area comprises a portion of land adjacent to bathing water on which facilities have been built to encourage bathing.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mountain refuges.

Article D326-3

As part of its general interest function as a shelter, the refuge has a permanent indoor area open to the public. When the refuge is manned, this area includes at least one room where you can eat your…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article D3131-6

A collective labour agreement may not have the effect of reducing the daily rest period to less than nine hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Seasonal employees.

Article D4625-22

A pre-recruitment medical examination is compulsory for seasonal employees recruited for a period of at least forty-five days of actual work assigned to jobs presenting particular risks as mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Registration.

Article D4644-8

The registration of occupational risk prevention professionals is renewed after a period of five years. It is valid for the whole of France.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Registration.

Article D4644-7

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment registers the occupational risk prevention representative within one month of the date of receipt of the application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Registration.

Article D4644-9

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may terminate the registration of a professional risk prevention adviser at any time if the adviser does not have th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-9

The employer is reimbursed monthly by the State for the salaries maintained in application of the provisions of article L. 1232-9 as well as all the benefits and corresponding social security charges…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article D3243-8

The employer shall determine the conditions under which it guarantees that the pay slip issued in electronic form will be available to the employee:-either for a period of fifty years ;-or until the e…

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