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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article R1114-37

…tionale de l'assurance maladie under the national fund for health democracy provided for in article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code;2° Membership fees;3° Public subsidies;4° Private contractual…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-39

Cross-border processing operations are governed by the provisions of this subsection and by the provisions of subsection 1 of this section which do not conflict with them..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-31

The interconsular grouping may be dissolved by decree issued on the report of the minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commerce and industry, on the proposal of the chambers concerned.T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-38

…ed out, measures must be taken to prevent access to the area in which the rockfall is likely to occur.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-31

…o prevent spoil, materials, tools or objects of any kind from falling into trenches more than 1.30 metres deep, the trenches must be surrounded by plinths at least 15 centimetres high or have a shorin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-32

Spoil or material may only be deposited along a trench more than 1.30 metres deep if it is possible to create a berm at least 40 centimetres wide. This berm must be kept clear of any deposits at all t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-34

…cessary, the shoring is consolidated. The employer shall have this examination carried out by a competent person. The name and position of this person will be recorded in the safety register.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-35

Trenches and excavations are equipped with the necessary means for rapid evacuation of workers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-36

When workers are required to cross a trench more than 40 centimetres wide, means of passage are put in place.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-30

When the various components of a shoring system are assembled outside the excavation, the height of these components is at least equal to the total depth of the excavation. To avoid any tipping over o…

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