Subsection 3: Complaints

Subject to Articles L. 4163-18 to L. 4163-20, disputes relating to decisions taken by the managing body pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Chapter and to this Section 4 shall be settled in accordance with the provisions governing social security litigation. Disputes relating to the declaration referred to in Article L. 4163-1 may not be the subject of a dispute separate from that referred to in this Article….

When the dispute is linked to a disagreement with his employer on the effectiveness or extent of his exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, the employee may only submit a claim to the management body relating to the opening of the professional prevention account or the number of points recorded on it if he has previously brought this dispute before the employer, under conditions specified…

In the event of an appeal to the courts against a decision of the managing body, the employee and the employer are parties to the case. They shall both be given the opportunity to submit their observations to the proceedings. This article does not apply to appeals against the penalty referred to in Article L. 4163-16. A decree shall determine the conditions under which the employee may be assisted or…

The employee may only bring an action for the allocation of points during the two calendar years following the end of the year in respect of which points were or should have been credited to the account. The limitation period is interrupted by one of the causes provided for in the Civil Code.