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Showing 64016410 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article D8121-2

…directly and personally affect the conditions under which he/she must be able to carry out his/her duties.The Council decides whether the complaint is admissible. If it is admissible, it will investi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences

Article R8114-2

…pulsory by this Code or by a legal provision relating to the labour regime, in disregard of article L. 8113-4, is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R8115-2

…he shall inform the interested party, via the employer's representative mentioned in II of article L. 1262-2-1 or, failing that, directly to the employer, of the amount of the fine envisaged and invi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duty to provide information

Article R8124-21

Labour inspectors provide users with administrative documents in accordance with articles L. 311-1 to L. 311-14 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations of discretion, secrecy and confidentiality

Article R8124-24

…istence of complaints alleging an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions of Articles L. 8112-1 and L. 8112-2, except where the complainant has informed his employer in writing that he i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Specific rights and duties linked to the exercise of control functions

Article R8124-28

…or fatal accident at work, or of any incident that could have had serious consequences, he will conduct an investigation and inform his department, which will in turn inform the central authority. If…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution

Article R8253-2

I.-The amount of the special contribution provided for in Article L. 8253-1 is equal to 5,000 times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum provided for in Article L. 3231-12 on the date on which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Specific rights and duties linked to the exercise of control functions

Article R8124-25

…ithout prior warning, at any time of the day or night, any establishment subject to his inspection. During an inspection visit, whether unannounced or not, the inspecting officer shall inform the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Specific rights and duties linked to the exercise of control functions

Article R8124-29

…that the users concerned are informed of the outcome of the inspection, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation in force.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Legal proceedings

Article R8242-2

Once the fifteen-day period provided for in 4° of article R. 8242-1 has elapsed, the employee's acceptance is deemed to have been tacitly accepted.

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