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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-7

Members of the Corsican sites council other than ex officio members are appointed for a three-year term. They may be reappointed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-7

An order of the Prefect of Corsica sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4422-4 to R. 4422-6-1, the list of bodies of all kinds represented within each section of the Corsican Econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-7

Workstations located inside workplaces are protected from the sun's harmful rays either by the design of openings or by appropriate fixed or mobile protection.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-73

The stability of the scaffolding must be ensured. All scaffolding shall be constructed and installed in such a way as to prevent, during use, the displacement of any of its constituent parts in relati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-76

The load-bearing capacity of a scaffold is clearly marked on the scaffold and on each of its decks.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-71

Appropriate protection against the risk of falls from a height and the risk of falling objects must be provided before access to any level of scaffolding during its assembly, dismantling or conversion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-72

The materials of which scaffolding components are made are of a strength and resistance appropriate to their use. Assemblies are made safely, using compatible components of the same origin and under t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-78

The dimensions, shape and arrangement of scaffolding decks are appropriate to the nature of the work to be carried out and to the loads to be supported. They allow safe working and movement. Scaffoldi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-75

Rolling scaffolds must be prevented from moving or tipping over accidentally during assembly, dismantling and use by means of appropriate devices. No worker shall remain on a mobile scaffold when it i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-77

Scaffolding is fitted on the outside with collective protection devices as provided for in Article R. 4323-59.

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