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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-18

Board meetings are public unless otherwise decided by the bureau.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4432-16

Under the chairmanship of its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary, each council elects its officers for the first time after voting on the provisions of its rules of procedure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4432-15

The provisions of articles R. 4134-8 to R. 4134-21 apply to the regional economic, social and environmental councils. The same provisions, with the exception of those of the second paragraph of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-11

The maximum distance to be covered to reach a staircase on an upper floor or in a basement is never more than forty metres. A staircase leading to the ground floor must be less than twenty metres from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-12

The minimum widths laid down in Article R. 4227-5 are increased by half for staircases serving basements.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-14

Establishments are equipped with emergency lighting so that people can be evacuated in the event of an accidental interruption to normal lighting.The design, implementation and operating and maintenan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-10

Staircases are fitted with a handrail or handrail. Staircases at least 1.5 metres wide must have handrails on both sides.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

The steps must comply with the following requirements: 1° They must not be slippery; 2° If there is no riser, successive steps must overlap by 5 centimetres; 3° It is forbidden to place one or two iso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-10

Only premises whose technical nature justifies it may be located more than six metres below the average level of the evacuation thresholds.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-11

The staircases serving the upper floors are separate from the staircases serving the basements.

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