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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions.

Article R3423-11

…ees paid under illegal conditions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code. In the event of more than one offence resulting in a repeat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-11

Safety training relating to the conditions in which people move is given in the workplace. Its purpose is to teach workers, based on the risks to which they are exposed: 1° The rules governing the mov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-11

The employer shall inform women of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to certain chemical substances on fertility, the embryo, the foetus or the child under the conditions set out in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-11

The additional sums that the company has undertaken to pay into the plan are allocated at the same time as the member's payments or, at the latest, at the end of each financial year and before the mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-11

…to additional remuneration, the amount of which corresponds to compensation for four months for a reduction in working time equal to half-time; 3° Ten points entitle the holder to one quarter's additi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of drinking establishments

Article R4153-11

If the operator of the public house changes, the application for approval must be renewed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic routes and access

Article R4214-11

Where justified by the volume of vehicle traffic or the hazards associated with the use and equipment of the premises, traffic lanes are clearly marked on the ground. These markings comply with curren…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-11

Electrical equipment is selected and installed with due regard to voltage and in such a way as to withstand in complete safety the environmental conditions specific to the location in which it is inst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-11

The maximum distance to be covered to reach a staircase on an upper floor or in a basement is never more than forty metres. A staircase leading to the ground floor must be less than twenty metres from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Other special provisions

Article R4226-11

Electric welding equipment which, in normal operation, presents particular risks of electric shock must be built and used in accordance with the safety regulations laid down by order of the Minister f…

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