Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

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Article L8112-2

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Updated 5 Nov 2023

The labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 also record :

1° The offences of discrimination provided for in 3° and 6° of Article 225-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences of sexual or moral harassment provided for, in the context of employment relations, by Articles 222-33 and 222-33-2 of the same Code, the offence of trafficking in human beings provided for in Article 225-4-1 of the said Code, offences relating to trafficking in human beings, forced labour and reduction to servitude, provided for in articles 225-4-1, 225-14-1 and 225-14-2 of the same Code, as well as offences relating to working and housing conditions contrary to the dignity of persons, provided for in articles 225-13 to 225-15-1 of the same Code;

2° Infringements of preventive measures decreed by regional health insurance funds and extended on the basis of article L. 422-1 of the Social Security Code, as well as infringements of provisions relating to the declaration of accidents at work and the issue of an accident form, as provided for in articles L. 441-2 and L. 441-5 of the same code;

3° Infringements of the provisions relating to the ban on smoking in places designated for collective use, as set out in article L. 3511-7 of the Public Health Code;

4° Offences relating to the conditions of entry and residence of foreign nationals in France, as provided for by articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 and L. 823-3 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile; </p><p>5° Infringements of the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter V of Title I of Book I of the Consumer Code, relating to the certification of services and products other than food, and of Book II of the same code, relating to the conformity and safety of products and services; </p><p>6° Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 123-10 to L. 123-11-1 of the French Commercial Code, relating to the domiciliation of persons registered in the Trade and Companies Register; </p><p>7° Breaches of articles L. 124-7, L. 124-8, L. 124-10, L. 124-13 and L. 124-14 and the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 124-9 of the Education Code ;

8° Where they concern buildings for professional use, breaches of the provisions of articles L. 112-2, L. 134-13 and L. 155-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and the regulatory provisions adopted for their application.</p><p></p>

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