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Showing 23112320 of 51907 articles for Art. R. 521-5 to R. 521-11

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-5

In work areas, the lighting level is adapted to the nature and precision of the work to be carried out.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R4226-5

…er shall maintain all permanent electrical installations in compliance with the provisions relating to the design of electrical installations applicable on the date on which they were brought into ser…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Judgement

Article R532-52

…the provisions of Article L. 532-11 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued without the public being present.It contains the surname and first names of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-4

…ance(s) is/are exclusively one or more mineral substances are covered by the provisions of articles R. 5121-5, R. 5121-5-1 and R. 5121-5-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

The design and construction obligations for placing machinery on the market do not apply to the following products: 1° Products which, although meeting the definition of machinery, are subject, exclus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-5

In each penitentiary region, one or more prison psychiatry sectors are attached to a health establishment providing care for detainees pursuant to 2° of article L. 6111-1-2. Each of these sectors incl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance.

Article R5211-50

…nce, for class II a medical devices or class I medical devices, the provisions laid down in Article R. 5211-49 apply subject to the following modifications: 1° For class II a medical devices, the auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-51

When several trade union organisations affiliated to the same union have submitted competing lists for election to the same section of the national statutory commission, the director general of the Ce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Statistical monitoring of validation of prior learning

Article R6423-5

…oyment, training and vocational guidance and France Compétences are responsible for statistical monitoring of the progress of candidates for validation of prior learning, from the submission of the ap…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R364-5

The Territorial Assembly of the Wallis and Futuna Islands shall render the opinion provided for in Article L. 312-2 within one month of its referral by the High Administrator of the Wallis and Futuna…

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