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Showing 821830 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The EC quality assurance system

Article R4313-59

Where the report provided for in Article R. 4313-58 concludes that there is a lack of homogeneity of production or that the samples of personal protective equipment examined do not conform to the mode…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…n and construction obligations for placing machinery on the market do not apply to the following products: 1° Products which, although meeting the definition of machinery, are subject, exclusively and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-5

…in that same article. In this case, the certificate of conformity provided for in article R. 4313-15 shall indicate precisely the references of the regulations applied.If necessary, the employer shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-54

…nditions linked to the approval of the system; 4° Significant changes in the organization of the production process, measures or techniques. Where appropriate, the organisation arranges for tests to b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collective changing rooms

Article R4228-5

In establishments employing a mixed workforce, separate facilities are provided for male and female workers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Protectors and protective devices

Article R4324-5

Work equipment is installed and equipped to prevent hazards from falling or flying objects such as machined parts, tooling, swarf and waste.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-51

Equipment routes and accesses, passenger compartments accessible to people and spaces in shafts where checking and maintenance operations take place are equipped with appropriate lighting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Special provisions applicable to mobile work equipment

Article R4323-51

When mobile work equipment is used in a work area, the employer must draw up appropriate traffic rules and ensure that they are properly applied.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Special provisions applicable to mobile work equipment

Article R4323-52

Organisational measures are taken to prevent workers on foot from being in the area where mobile work equipment is in use. Where the presence of workers on foot is nevertheless required for the proper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Driving authorisation for the use of certain mobile work equipment or equipment for lifting loads

Article R4323-55

The driving of self-propelled mobile work equipment and work equipment used for lifting is reserved for workers who have received appropriate training. This training is completed and updated as necess…

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