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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-129

…angerous contact must be kept out of reach: 1° Either by placing effective, firmly fixed obstacles; 2° Or by having or carrying out effective insulation by covering bare or insufficiently insulated li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-127

…n, provided however that the work is carried out under the conditions laid down in articles R. 4534-129 and R. 4534-130.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-128

…employer: 1° Does not order work to begin until he has checked that de-energising has taken place; 2° Signs de-energising in a visible manner; 3° Protects himself against the unexpected re-energising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

…ccount or a collective account, and information enabling the precise identification of the drawee ; 2° The name or corporate name of the account holder, his address and : a) if the account holder is a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement in kind

Article 1221

The creditor of an obligation may, after formal notice, pursue its performance in kind unless such performance is impossible or there is a manifest disproportion between its cost to the debtor in good…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement in kind

Article 1222

After formal notice, the creditor may also, within a reasonable time and at a reasonable cost, himself enforce the obligation or, with the prior authorisation of the court, destroy what has been done…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to minors

Article 1236

Prior to a meeting of a minor's family council, the judge shall hear the minor, or have the minor heard, if the minor is capable of discernment, under the conditions provided for in article 388-1 of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220

…or her functions. The same rules apply to magistrates of the court of appeal in the event of an appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1221

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1257

When a person of full age under guardianship applies for supplementary authorisation, the guardianship judge may only give a ruling after hearing or calling the guardian.

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