French Labour Code
In forceAll employees exercising hierarchical authority are responsible for ensuring compliance with the ethical rules applicable to all employees under their authority. To this end :
1° They shall explain the meaning of these rules to the employees and specify, through their instructions, how they are to be implemented;
2° They shall ensure that they are effectively applied in the professional situations in which the employees are placed;
3° They shall intervene in the event of failure to comply with the ethical principles and rules, both in the actions carried out by the employees of the department and in relations between employees;
4° It shall ensure that its instructions respect the rights granted to agents by the provisions of this Code and the guarantees of independence in the performance of their duties;
5° It shall also ensure the independence granted to medical labour inspectors by article R. 4127-5 of the Public Health Code;
6° It shall contribute to the implementation of the legal protection from which employees benefit in the legal exercise of their duties;
7° It shall provide support by any appropriate means to employees encountering difficulties in the exercise of their duties;
8° It shall report to the Directorate General for Labour any difficulties encountered in the implementation of this Code of Ethics.
All agents exercising hierarchical authority shall, as necessary, explain the meaning of the ethical rules to employees and employers and to their professional organisations.
