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Showing 64116420 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

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

Article R8124-23

…manufacturing secrets or operating processes of which they may become aware in the course of their duties. Medical inspectors are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in Article…

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

Article R8124-22

Subject to the duty of professional discretion, employees of the labour inspection system shall refrain from disclosing to anyone who does not have the right to know any information of which they beco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-2

…onvicted by a criminal judgment for one of the offences of illegal employment mentioned in Articles L. 8224-1, L. 8224-2, L. 8224-5, L. 8234-1, L. 8234-2, L. 8243-1, L. 8256-2 and L. 8256-7 to an addi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The information document

Article R8252-2

…owing information: 1° In all cases : a) Entitlement to the wages and allowances mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 8252-2 ; b) The employer's obligation to provide pay slips, a certificate of employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Occupational health inspector

Article D8123-2

Together with the Labour Inspectorate and in liaison with the Technical Committees of the Social Security Funds, the Medical Inspectorate ensures that the legal provisions relating to health and safet…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-2

…ee, corresponding to the date of recruitment and the period of employment mentioned in the request; 2° Where recruitment has been the subject of a declaration, the foreseeable date and time of recruit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal proceedings

Article D8233-2

Once the fifteen-day period provided for in 4° of article D. 8233-1 has elapsed, the employee's acceptance is deemed to have been tacitly accepted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-2

The person required to carry out the checks provided for in article L. 8254-1 must ensure that, when the contract is concluded, his co-contractor provides him with a list of the names of the foreign e…

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

Article R8124-27

When inspectors observe infringements or breaches of the regulations, they act with discernment and diligence in their choice of action. They are free to decide what action to take in response to thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General framework for carrying out the tasks of the public service labour inspectorate

Article R8124-2

…ts and those governing relations between the public and the administration. When carrying out their duties, the staff of the labour inspection system enjoy a guarantee of independence that protects th…

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