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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Individual health monitoring

Article R4542-16

The employer must provide information and training for workers on how to use the screen and the work equipment in which the screen is integrated. Each worker will receive such training before being as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Documents and reports

Article R4625-16

The annual activity report provided for in Article D. 4622-54 includes specific information on the individual monitoring of the state of health of temporary workers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Noise.

Article R4722-16

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have noise exposure measured by a body accredited in this field, in order to ensure compliance with the obligations relating to the prevention of the risks…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control of physical working environments.

Article R4724-16

An order by the ministers for labour and agriculture specifies the accreditation conditions and measurement methods for checking the compliance of workplace lighting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-16

Before the end of each financial year, the Prefect makes an estimate of the appropriations committed for the service of personalised assistance to return to work. He may make amending allocations of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-166

By way of derogation from articles R. 5134-42 or R. 5134-65, depending on the case, a decree by the Minister for Employment and the Minister for the Budget sets the rates of reimbursement determining…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Employment of future teachers

Article R5134-169

Students on a teaching contract for the future must hold a higher education scholarship for the academic year in which they are recruited. This status is checked each time the contract is renewed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-168

The fulfilment of the employer's commitments, particularly with regard to training, is examined by the authority issuing the decision to grant the aid at each annual deadline. In the event of non-comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Calculation of compensation.

Article D5424-16

The part of the salary exceeding the amount corresponding to the salary limit for calculating social security contributions plus 20% is not taken into account in determining the basis for calculating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-16

The consent of the minor or of the person of full age subject to a legal protection measure with personal representation must be obtained if he is capable of expressing his wishes and participating in…

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