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Article L4744-4 of the French Labour Code

The following is punishable by a fine of 10,000 euros for a project owner: 1° Failing to appoint a health and safety coordinator, in breach of Article L. 4532-4, or failing to provide the coordinator with the authority and resources required to carry out his duties, in breach of Article L. 4532-5 ; 2° Appointing a coordinator who does not meet the conditions defined by decree pursuant to Article L….

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Article L4744-5 of the French Labour Code

Failure by the contractor to submit to the project owner or coordinator the specific health and safety plan for workers provided for in article L. 4532-9 is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. The court may also impose the penalties provided for in article L. 4741-5.

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Article L4744-6 of the French Labour Code

Failure by self-employed workers, or by employers when they are themselves working on a building or civil engineering site, to implement their obligations, under the legislative and regulatory provisions of Chapter V of Title III of Book V of this Part, is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.

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Article L4744-7 of the French Labour Code

In addition to the judicial police officers and labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1, the offences defined in articles L. 4744-1 to L. 4744-5 are recorded by the persons provided for in article L. 480-1 of the town planning code.

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Article L4745-1 of the French Labour Code

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4621-1 to L. 4624-9 and L. 4644-1 and the regulations made for their application is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence within three years, by four months’ imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted on the doors of the convicted person’s establishment, at the latter’s…

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Article L4746-1 of the French Labour Code

For an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011: 1° Exhibiting, offering for sale, selling, importing, hiring out, making available or transferring for any purpose whatsoever work equipment or personal protective equipment that has…

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Article L4751-1 of the French Labour Code

The fines provided for in this Title shall be imposed and recovered by the competent administrative authority under the conditions defined in Articles L. 8115-4, L. 8115-5 and L. 8115-7, on the basis of a report by the labour inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1. The decision of the administrative authority may be contested in accordance with article L. 8115-6.

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Article L4752-1 of the French Labour Code

Failure by the employer to comply with the decisions taken by the labour inspector mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 in application of Articles L. 4731-1 or L. 4731-2 is punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 euros per worker concerned by the offence.

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Article L4752-2 of the French Labour Code

Failure by the employer to comply with requests for checks, measurements or analyses made by the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 in application of Article L. 4722-1 and the regulatory provisions made for the application of the same Article, is punishable by a maximum fine of 10,000 euros.

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