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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article L4721-8

…article L. 4731-2. The infringements justifying the measures mentioned in the first paragraph are : 1° Exceeding an occupational exposure limit value determined by a decree issued in application of ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Structures for integration through economic activity.

Article L5132-4

…ctures for integration through economic activity that may enter into agreements with the State are :1° Integration companies ;2° Entreprises de travail temporaire d'insertion ;3° Intermediary associat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Requests for checks, measurements and analyses.

Article L4722-1

…il d'Etat, ask the employer to have technical inspections carried out, consisting in particular of: 1° Ensuring that its installations and equipment comply with the provisions applicable to it; 2° Mea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…onformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011: 1° Exhibiting, offering for sale, selling, importing, hiring out, making available or transferring f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-1

…e following provisions and those of the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat issued for their application: 1° Titles I, III and IV and Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title V of Book I; 2° Title II of Book II ; 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions.

Article L4642-1

The mission of the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions is:1° To contribute to the development and encouragement of research, experiments or achievements in the field of improving…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L5131-7

…d'Etat will determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The terms and conditions of the contractual support pathway to employment and independence referr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-3

…h of I of article L. 5122-1, the following is taken into account instead of the legal working time: 1° The working time stipulated in the contract for individual package agreements or the collective w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

…Code. This contract may be suspended, at the request of the employee, in order to allow him/her to: 1° With the agreement of the employer, to complete a period of work experience in a professional env…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

…ce to the employer to take all appropriate measures to remedy it, if this observation results from: 1° Failure by the employer to comply with the general principles of prevention set out in Articles L…

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