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Article L4742-1 of the French Labour Code

Undermining or attempting to undermine either the constitution or the free appointment of members of the health, safety and working conditions committee, in particular by disregarding the provisions of Book IV of Part Two relating to the protection of staff representatives on this committee, is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €7,500. Undermining the proper functioning of the committee is punishable by a fine of €7,500.

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Article L4743-1 of the French Labour Code

In the event of an infringement of the provisions relating to work by young people and by women who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that the judgment be posted. In the same case, the court may also order that the judgment be published, at the offender’s expense, in one…

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Article L4743-2 of the French Labour Code

A father, mother, guardian or employer, or in general any person having authority over or custody of a child, shall be punished by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros for placing the child under the guidance of vagrants, persons without means of support or beggars, in breach of the provisions of article L. 4153-7. Conviction automatically entails the removal of guardianship. Fathers and mothers may be deprived…

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Article L4744-1 of the French Labour Code

It is an offence for a project owner to have a building or part of a building built or converted for professional use without complying with the obligations imposed by the provisions of articles L. 112-2, L. 134-13 and L. 155-2 of the Code de la construction et de l’habitation, as well as by the regulatory provisions adopted for their application, is punishable by the penalties laid down in articles…

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Article L4744-3 of the French Labour Code

Any project owner who opens a worksite that does not have roads and other networks that comply with the regulatory provisions of Chapter III of Title III of Book V of this Part is liable to a fine of 22,500 euros. Interruption of work may be ordered under the conditions set out in the article L. 480-2 du code de l’urbanisme.

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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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