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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-20

When informed of one of the events mentioned in Article L. 5212-2, the Director of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Med…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-27

…specified for each type of article by order of the Minister for Industry and the Minister for Labour.These provisions do not apply to1° To the personal protective equipment mentioned in appendix III-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-24

…uded in one or more communes, residual household waste is collected at least once a week door-to-door.II. - In other areas, residual household waste is collected at least once every fortnight door-to-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3173-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article L. 3171-1 and those of article L. 3171-2 relating to the monitoring of working hours is punishable by a fourth-class fine.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-2

Ventilation systems are designed to : 1° Ensure that the air is renewed at all points in the premises; 2° Do not cause discomfort in the work areas, in particular as a result of air speed, temperature…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-23

The employer shall draw up an exposure sheet for these workers containing the following information: 1° The nature of the work performed; 2° The characteristics of the emitting sources to which the wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-23

The elections are organised by profession by a national committee based at the Ministry of Health, which provides the secretariat. This committee comprises : 1° A representative of the Minister for He…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Creation of apprenticeship training units

Article R6233-2

The agreement creating an apprenticeship training unit determines in particular: 1° The recruitment, the number of apprentices to be trained and the professional qualifications being prepared ; 2° The…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

…tion vehicles. The amount of these receivables is calculated separately, in accordance with article R. 351-12. The set of contracts giving rise to the aforementioned liabilities to be taken into accou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-20

A lone worker may not carry out work which : 1° Involve the manual carrying of a mass in excess of 30 kg, the manual installation or removal of equipment weighing in excess of 50 kg, or the installati…

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