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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Archaeology

Article D1421-6

In application of the provisions of Article L. 1421-7, the rules relating to the archaeological services of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of article R. 522-2 and articles R. 523-24…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Disabled workers

Article R4225-6

The workstation and the sanitary and catering facilities that disabled workers are likely to use in the establishment are arranged in such a way that these workers can access them easily. Their workst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-6

…etween that of the work area and the general illuminance, must be between 1 and 5. The same applies to the ratio of illuminance levels between adjoining communicating areas.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R4226-6

New permanent electrical installations, additions or structural modifications to existing permanent electrical installations and temporary electrical installations are carried out in accordance with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Circulation of the Pacific franc

Article L721-6

I. - Cash payments denominated in CFP francs are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 CFP francs and are made according to the following rounding rules:1° Amounts ending in 1, 2, 6 and 7 are rounded d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-63

…any establishment, with the exception of the employees mentioned in article D. 1423-60, is entitled to have the hours spent carrying out labour tribunal activities, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., consider…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-6

…tres which are members of the grouping, and natural or legal persons practising as self-employed doctors who are members of the grouping, may provide medical services for the benefit of patients cared…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-69

…he supervision of a competent person and by workers who have received appropriate training specific to the operations envisaged. The content of this training is specified in articles R. 4141-13 and R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-2

…the competent judicial authority may set up a joint investigation team, either when it is necessary to carry out, in the context of French proceedings, complex investigations involving the mobilisatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-6

Subject to the provisions of article R. 623-7, in order to be registered, the denomination must enable the variety to be identified from any other variety and avoid any risk of confusion with any othe…

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