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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-40

The duration of the technical preparations provided for in Article R. 612-39 is set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle. This decision is publishe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker".

Article R421-4

…421-3 authorises the exercise of a professional activity under the conditions defined in articles R. 5221-1 et seq. of the Labour Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments providing family information, advice or counselling

Article R2311-4

…representatives of the natural or legal persons who manage the establishments mentioned in article R. 2311-1 with a view, in particular, to drawing up a national summary of their activities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-4

During the work referred to in Article R. 4534-132, self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, wear appropriate breathing apparatus in good wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Workplace lighting.

Article R4722-4

The employer must prove that he has referred the matter to the body referred to in article R. 4722-1 within the time limit set and must forward the results of the checks and measurements to the Labour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-4

…ral guidelines of the establishment and its programme of activities as referred to in 1° of article R. 7345-3, in order to submit them to the Board of Directors for deliberation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-49

…located, to the person registered through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and to the clerk of the former establishment or address. The clerk will automatically proce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-45

…y, carry out the necessary checks in the light of the results of those provided for in I of Article R. 4451-44 in the defined areas referred to in Article R. 4451-24; 2° In means of transport used for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Specific provisions for physical activity or sports establishments which organise the practice or teaching of underwater diving

Article R322-40

The hyperbaric safety manual referred to in Article R. 4461-8 of the French Labour Code is drawn up in accordance with a standard model drawn up by the Minister for Sport and published in the Official…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-4

The persons mentioned in article R. 1335-2 must, at each stage of waste disposal, draw up documents enabling disposal operations to be monitored. These documents are defined by an order of the ministe…

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