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Showing 181190 of 1180 articles for Art. n° 81-12.796

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-81

Staff representatives on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee are elected for a period of four years. Their term of office may be renewed.In the interests of the service, the term of office of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-81

Any decision to extend the company is immediately brought to the attention of the National Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-81

Subject to the provisions of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-81

The following are entitled to request registration in the national directory mentioned in Article R. 123-220 or modification of the information contained in the same directory: 1° The bodies mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-81

An initial or amending civil solidarity pact (number 40 in table 5) gives rise to a fixed fee of €84.51..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-81

New personal protective equipment or equipment considered to be new, other than that mentioned in Article R. 4313-80, is subject to the EC type-examination procedure defined by Articles R. 4313-23 to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Ladders, stepladders and steps

Article R4323-81

The employer shall ensure that ladders, stepladders and steps are made of materials appropriate to the constraints of the environment in which they are to be used. These materials and their assembly a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceeding limit values

Article R4451-81

Any worker whose health status exceeds one of the limit values set out in articles R. 4451-6, R. 4451-7 and R. 4451-8 will benefit from the health monitoring applicable to workers classified in catego…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition.

Article R4532-81

Each company notifies the names of its two representatives to the chairman of the inter-company college, at the latest before the meeting to adopt its regulations provided for in Article R. 4532-92.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Footbridges and stairways.

Article R4534-81

Gangway floors comply with the provisions relating to work platform floors.

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