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I don't know what breeds you have available to you, but you might look at Henderson's chicken breeds thread. No doubt the strains you have available to you will be different than the ones we have here in the states. Why, RIR might even be a docile breed there, but here she has a reputation of being a nasty tempered biddy.
I am partial to Plymouth Barred Rock to meet your criteria. You might also try White Rock. Or Australorpe.
A surprisingly large number of breeds are available to me, especially if I'm prepared to travel a bit. There has been somewhat of a chicken boom in Sweden.
RIR is used in brown layer hybrids, right? In that case, I would guess they are not that docile.
Barred Rocks, of course! I'd forgotten that I'd read about them being docile and good layers earlier. Pretty feathering too.