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Article L4641-5 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Within the regional working conditions steering committee, the regional occupational health and prevention committee is made up of representatives of the State, the regional occupational health and retirement insurance fund, the regional network of agricultural social security funds, representative employers’ organisations at national and cross-industry level and representative employees’ trade unions at national and cross-industry level. The committee’s tasks include: 1° Formulating guidelines for the regional occupational health plan and…

Article L4641-6 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat determines the organisation, tasks, composition and operation of the regional committee for the orientation of working conditions and the regional committee for prevention and health at work.

Article L4642-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The mission of the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions is: 1° To contribute to the development and encouragement of research, experiments or achievements in the field of improving working conditions; 2° To gather and disseminate information concerning, in France and abroad, any action aimed at improving working conditions; 3° To support company initiatives to assess and prevent occupational risks and to promote the quality of life and…

Article L4642-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The Agence nationale pour l’amélioration des conditions de travail is administered by a Board of Directors comprising in equal numbers: 1° Representatives of representative employers’ organisations at national level; 2° Representatives of representative employee organisations at national level; 3° Representatives of the ministers concerned and qualified persons. In addition, a representative of each of the parliamentary committees responsible for social affairs and a representative of the section responsible for social…

Article L4642-3 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

Article L4643-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions are set up in industries presenting particular risks. These bodies are responsible in particular for 1° Promoting safety training ; 2° Determining the technical causes of occupational risks; 3° Encouraging professional initiatives in the field of prevention; 4° Proposing to the public authorities any measures which experience has shown to be useful.

Article L4643-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions bring together representatives of representative employers’ and employees’ organisations. Their activities are coordinated by the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions.

Article L4643-3 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Decrees of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the organisation, operation and terms and conditions of employer contributions to the funding of the bodies provided for in this section.

Article L4643-4 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Health and safety committees, set up by collective labour agreements and composed of employer and employee representatives, are responsible for promoting safety training and contributing to the improvement of health and safety conditions. These provisions do not apply to farms and agricultural businesses that do not have a social and economic committee. These farms and businesses are covered by article L. 717-7 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code,…

Article L4644-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

I.-The employer shall appoint one or more competent employees to deal with the company’s occupational risk protection and prevention activities. The employee(s) thus designated by the employer shall receive occupational health training under the conditions set out in articles L. 2315-16 to L. 2315-18. Failing this, if the skills in the company do not allow these activities to be organised, the employer may, after consulting the social and economic committee,…

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Article L4641-5 of the French Labour Code

Article L4641-6 of the French Labour Code

Article L4642-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L4642-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L4642-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L4643-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L4643-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L4643-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L4643-4 of the French Labour Code

Article L4644-1 of the French Labour Code

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