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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Tips

Article R3244-2

Collective agreements or, failing that, decrees by the Conseil d'Etat issued after consultation with the employers' and employees' organisations concerned, determine by profession or by professional c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-29

…n of materials and construction elements for certain parts of the building; 3° Smoke extraction rules.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-2

…blishment proposes to end a psychiatric care measure concerning a person mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 or proposes, if the person is in full hospitalisation, to modify the form of his care, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-20

In the letter of notification of redundancy provided for in Articles L. 1233-15, in the event of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-39, in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-2

The purpose of the environmental investigation referred to in article L. 1334-1 is to identify the sources of lead in the minor's environment, in order to determine the origin of the poisoning. The do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R6325-20

…ible for monitoring the performance of the contract or the monitoring agents referred to in Article L. 6361-5 find that the employer has failed to comply with the provisions of Article L. 1111-3, rela…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-2

The period referred to in article L. 522-5 is one month.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-24

…uded in one or more communes, residual household waste is collected at least once a week door-to-door.II. - In other areas, residual household waste is collected at least once every fortnight door-to-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-2

…ead to a significant increase in noise levels resulting from the activities envisaged in the premises.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-23

The employer shall draw up an exposure sheet for these workers containing the following information: 1° The nature of the work performed; 2° The characteristics of the emitting sources to which the wo…

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