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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-44

…diation protection and construction defines the conditions under which the technical guidelines for use impose specific requirements on the use of construction products whose activity concentration in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: The use of means of telecommunication during proceedings.

Article A38-1

…means of telecommunication or concerning sound means of telecommunication other than the telephone used for the application of the provisions of Article 706-71 are specified by this Article. Retransm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disclosure statement

Article R722-5

…isclosure declaration provided for in Article L. 722-7 shall be made at the written request of the customs administration by the consignor, the consignee or their representative, as the case may be, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-6

…mation sent to it when a request for payment is made, an automatic blocking function preventing the use of mobility vouchers outside the cases provided for by the legal and regulatory provisions. Each…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III - Right to warn on public health and environmental issues

Article D4133-2

…D. 4133-1. This alert is dated and signed. It indicates: 1° The products or manufacturing processes used or implemented by the establishment which the staff representative notes pose a serious risk to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-2

…he Agence de la biomédecine assesses the feasibility of the protocol by taking into account the status of the organisation and ensuring the competence of the person in charge of the research team. To…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-5

…ception of the sparsely populated areas of French Guiana for which a smaller scale or scales may be used. The cartographic documents relating to the individualised chapters provided for in Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-39

…ich workers learn to recognise the characteristics of the general alarm sound signal, to locate and use safe waiting areas or equivalent areas, to use first aid equipment and to perform the various ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-46

…it exceeds a height set by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture, the use in the open air of work equipment used for lifting non-guided loads ceases as soon as the deteri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-86

Scaffolding used to carry out work on roofs is fitted with guardrails consisting of elements that are joined together or spaced apart so that they cannot allow a human body to pass through. These guar…

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