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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-40

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-40

The fire safety instructions are sent to the Labour Inspectorate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Additional requirements for mobile work equipment

Article R4324-40

Self-propelled mobile work equipment is fitted with a braking and stopping device. Where safety so requires, particularly in the case of equipment with a heavily loaded braking system, an emergency de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-40

…ys, the ends of these tracks or runways are fitted with devices to reduce shocks at the end of travel.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial inspection

Article R4451-40

I.-When work equipment emitting ionising radiation is brought into service in the establishment and following any major modification likely to affect the health and safety of workers, the employer sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Journal register.

Article R4532-40

The coordinator presents the logbook, at their request, to the project manager, the labour inspectorate, agents from the prevention departments of social security organisations, agents from the Organi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-40

The associations draw up an annual budget forecasting their revenue and expenditure. A proportion of the association's annual budget is earmarked for the implementation of the annual work programme. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4111-40

Successful candidates from the knowledge verification tests complete a full-time skills consolidation programme lasting two years for candidates to the profession of doctor and one year for candidates…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-40

…the decision of the national disciplinary chamber or the order of its president rejecting the appeal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-40

To avoid any risk of cross-contamination, where storage, preparation and transfer activities for scientific purposes are carried out on the same premises as those dedicated to the preparation, storage…

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