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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-14

…f external companies on the extended Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee depends on the duration and nature of their work and the number of employees working in the establishment.The emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-1

…the project manager and the health and safety coordinator mentioned in article L. 4532-4 implement, during the design, study and development phase of the project and during the construction of the wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prior declaration.

Article L4532-1

When the planned duration or volume of work on a building or civil engineering project exceeds certain thresholds, the project owner must submit a prior declaration before the work begins: 1° To the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Coordination of prevention.

Article L4522-1

…mpany or a self-employed worker is called upon to carry out work which may present particular risks due to its nature or the proximity of this installation, the manager of the user company and the man…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions.

Article L4532-10

When the number of companies, including self-employed workers and subcontractors, and the number of workers exceed certain thresholds, the project owner will set up an inter-company safety, health and…

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

Article L4731-1

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may take any appropriate measures to immediately remove a worker who has not withdrawn from a situation of serious and immin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial interim relief.

Article L4732-1

…he risk, such as the decommissioning, immobilisation or seizure of equipment, machines, devices, products or other items, when he notes a serious risk of harm to the physical integrity of a worker res…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4831-1

The Agence pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions) and the professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions mentioned in Article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose.

Article L5132-1

…w to facilitating their professional integration. It implements specific reception and support procedures.Integration through economic activity, particularly through the creation of economic activitie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose.

Article L5111-1

…ange and, to this end, to promote their adaptation to new jobs in the event of professional changes due to technical developments or changes in production conditions; 2° To encourage the introduction…

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