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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-1

…include: 1° Measures to prevent occupational risks, including those mentioned in Article L. 4161-1; 2° Information and training initiatives; 3° Setting up appropriate organisation and resources. The e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-1

…law employers and workers. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ; 2° Public administrative establishments when they employ staff under private law conditions; 3° Heal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte ; 2° 22 May in Martinique ; 3° 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June in French Guiana ; 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-1

…et by decree, of employees declared to be exposed under the system mentioned in article L. 4163-1 ; 2° Or when their accident rate for accidents at work and occupational illnesses exceeds a threshold…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

…ducation, as well as those of the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and 12° of the I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (So…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-1

…account in order to finance the educational costs relating to his professional retraining project; 2° Where applicable, to cover his remuneration during the vocational retraining leave referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3423-8

…or as a result of illness, accident or maternity ; b) Direct effect of a collective work stoppage; 2° The employment contract began or ended during the month in question.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee information.

Article L3341-7

…he French Monetary and Financial Code, as well as under a supplementary pension scheme mentioned in 2° ofarticle 83 of the French General Tax Code, a defined-benefit pension scheme meeting the charact…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4111-6

…e measures for the health and safety of workers as provided for in articles L. 4121-3 to L. 4121-5; 2° General health and safety measures; 3° Special requirements relating either to certain occupation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-5

…f order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte ; b) A of 2° does not apply; c) In b of 2°, the word "And" is deleted.

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