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Article R4643-34 of the French Labour Code

Employers of member companies shall report any serious accident to the Regional Committee within forty-eight hours.
For the purposes of this article, a serious accident means an accident which has resulted in death or is likely to result in permanent disability, or which has revealed the existence of a serious danger, even if the consequences could have been avoided, as well as any occupational or work-related illness.
Employers shall provide the Regional Committee, at its request, with all statistical information necessary for the performance of its duties, as well as any information likely to enable the investigations provided for in article R. 4643-31 to be carried out properly.
They shall send the Regional Committee a copy of the declaration of the opening of any building site or other temporary workplace as provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 8113-1.

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Article R4643-34


Les employeurs des entreprises adhérentes déclarent au comité régional, dans les quarante-huit heures, tout accident grave.
On entend par accident grave, au sens du présent article, l’accident ayant entraîné la mort ou paraissant devoir entraîner une incapacité permanente ou ayant révélé l’existence d’un danger grave, même si les conséquences ont pu en être évitées, ainsi que toute maladie professionnelle ou à caractère professionnel.
Les employeurs communiquent au comité régional, à sa demande, tous renseignements statistiques nécessaires à l’exercice de sa mission, ainsi que toutes informations de nature à permettre un bon déroulement des enquêtes prévues à l’article R. 4643-31.
Ils transmettent au comité régional une copie de la déclaration d’ouverture de tout chantier ou autre lieu de travail à caractère temporaire prévue au second alinéa de l’article R. 8113-1.

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