ORDONNANCE N° 22/221 DU 17 JUILLET 1956— REPARATION DU DOMMAGE RESULTANTDES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL SURVENUS AUX NON-INDIGENES— DECLARATION D’ACCIDENT — Rwanda law | Esheria

ORDONNANCE N° 22/221 DU 17 JUILLET 1956— REPARATION DU DOMMAGE RESULTANTDES ACCIDENTS DU TRAVAIL SURVENUS AUX NON-INDIGENES— DECLARATION D’ACCIDENT

This provision requires accident reporting: the employer or delegate must declare certain work or commute accidents within 8 days after learning of them, and the victim or their rights holders must notify the employer of commute accidents within 8 days, unless force majeure applies.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Decree law
Status
Not in force
Version
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Language
fr
Updated
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About this statute

This provision requires accident reporting: the employer or delegate must declare certain work or commute accidents within 8 days after learning of them, and the victim or their rights holders must notify the employer of commute accidents within 8 days, unless force majeure applies. The first paragraph of Article 2 is repealed and replaced with a new rule requiring a declaration to be written in four copies according to Annex A. Victims or their heirs must report certain work-route accidents to the employer before 1 September 1956. This ordinance applies to Congo Beige and Ruanda-Urundi and enters into force on 1 August 1956.