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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-1

…omic life, workers shall immediately alert the employer if they believe, in good faith, that the products or manufacturing processes used or implemented by the establishment pose a serious risk to pub…

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

Article L4163-8-4

Employees with a professional prevention account may ask their employer for professional retraining leave, under conditions specified by decree, in order to follow all or some of the training courses…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the account for part-time work

Article L4163-11

In the event of a dispute with his employer due to the latter's refusal to grant the employee's request to use his account for a change to part-time work as specified in Article L. 4163-10, the employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-4

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4311-3, new work equipment or means of protection which do not comply with the provisions of article L. 4311-1 may be exhibited and imported for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, financial and legal training for employee representatives.

Article L3341-3

The time devoted to economic, financial and legal training is taken during working hours and is paid as such. It is deducted from the economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave pro…

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

Article L3422-5

For the application of article L. 3152-4 in Mayotte : a) The benefits mentioned in 1° are those of the schemes mentioned in articles 23-7 and 23-8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Minimum growth wage.

Article L3423-3

During the course of the year, the minimum growth wage in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin may be increased by regulation to a level higher…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4111-6

Decrees in the Council of State determine : 1° The procedures for assessing risks and implementing preventive measures for the health and safety of workers as provided for in articles L. 4121-3 to L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-5

The employer shall take the necessary measures and give the necessary instructions to enable workers, in the event of serious and imminent danger, to stop their activity and move to safety by leaving…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-2

Employees holding a fixed-term employment contract and temporary employees assigned to workstations presenting particular risks to their health or safety benefit from enhanced safety training, under t…

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