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Article D3131-3 of the French Labour Code

To ensure compliance with the minimum daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours for employees who do not work to a collective timetable, the employer may set a daily period for the establishment, workshop, department or team within the meaning of article D. 3171-7 which corresponds at least to the duration of this rest period. The times at which this period begins and ends are posted in the company.
If employees are employed during the period or periods set by the employer, or if the employer has not set a daily rest period, compliance with the daily rest period must be demonstrated by any means.

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Article D3131-3

Pour assurer le respect du repos quotidien minimum de onze heures consécutives des salariés qui ne sont pas occupés selon un horaire collectif, l’employeur peut fixer pour l’établissement, l’atelier, le service ou l’équipe au sens de l’article D. 3171-7 une période quotidienne correspondant au moins à la durée de ce repos. Les heures auxquelles commence et finit cette période sont affichées dans l’entreprise.
Si des salariés sont occupés durant la ou les périodes fixées par l’employeur ou lorsque celui-ci n’a pas fixé de période de repos quotidien, le respect de ce dernier doit être démontré par tous moyens.

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