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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition.

Article L4642-2

…tion des conditions de travail is administered by a Board of Directors comprising in equal numbers: 1° Representatives of representative employers' organisations at national level; 2° Representatives…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Regional committees for working conditions

Article L4641-5

…tative employees' trade unions at national and cross-industry level. The committee's tasks include: 1° Formulating guidelines for the regional occupational health plan and participating in monitoring…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-2

The State may enter into agreements providing for financial assistance, where appropriate, with : 1° Employers whose activity is specifically aimed at integration through economic activity ; 2° Employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions.

Article L4643-1

…re set up in industries presenting particular risks. These bodies are responsible in particular for 1° Promoting safety training ; 2° Determining the technical causes of occupational risks; 3° Encoura…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-3

…'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for the application of this article, in particular : 1° The conditions for receiving the State aid mentioned in the first paragraph of this article; 2° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-2

…en the State and professional or inter-professional bodies, trade union organisations or companies: 1° Temporary degressive allowances for workers who cannot benefit from a training course and can onl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose.

Article L5111-1

The purpose of employment aid is : 1° To facilitate the continuity of employees' activity in the face of transformations resulting from economic change and, to this end, to promote their adaptation to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial interim relief.

Article L4732-1

…ance with the following provisions of this part as well as the texts adopted for their application: 1° Titles I, III and IV and Chapter III of Title V of Book I ; 2° Title II of Book II ; 3° Book III…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-1

…part of the work or activity in question, when he finds that the cause of the danger results from: 1° Either a lack of protection against falls from a height ; 2° The absence of devices to prevent th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-2-2

…iling that, that he is at least forty-five years old. The purpose of the medical examination is to: 1° Establish an inventory of the suitability of the worker's job and state of health, to date, takin…

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