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Showing 381390 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-18

…eeding the exposure limit values is observed, the employer shall: 1° Immediately take measures to reduce exposure to a level below these limit values; 2° Determine the reasons why the exposure limit v…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-18

Doors to exits and exits provided for in articles R. 4227-4 to R. 4227-14, in premises where pyrotechnic activities are carried out, can be opened to the outside by a simple push from the inside and e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-18

The partial pressure of nitrogen in a breathing mixture must be less than 5,600 hectopascals.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examinations, checks and registers.

Article R4534-18

The employer shall arrange for the examinations to be carried out by a competent person appointed for this purpose. The name and position of this person shall be recorded in a safety register. This re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-18

A legal entity able to assign a competent natural person to this role may be appointed as coordinator.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of the intervention.

Article R4543-18

When the work requires the presence of a worker in the cab roof and the equipment is fitted with a control device for the inspection manoeuvre, the work may only be undertaken after verification of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article R4622-18

…organisation to which the employer has elected domicile under the conditions set out in article L. 264-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code) is located; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-18

…t of the termination of his fixed-term employment contract in the cases provided for in article L. 4623-5-1, the social and economic committee, the inter-company committee or the supervisory commissio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Adaptation of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-18

…ion and prevention visit by a health professional referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-1 prior to being assigned to the post.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Communication of information between temporary employment agencies and user undertakings

Article R4625-18

…the workstation occupied by the worker presents any particular risks as referred to in article L. 4624-2. The occupational physicians of the temporary work undertaking and the user undertaking are al…

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