Banque de France employees are bound by professional secrecy.
They may not take or receive a holding or any interest or remuneration whatsoever by way of work or advice in any public or private, industrial, commercial or financial undertaking, unless an exemption is granted by the Governor. These provisions do not apply to the production of scientific, literary or artistic works.
The General Council of the Banque de France shall determine, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the third paragraph of Article L. 142-2, the rules applicable to Banque de France employees in areas where the provisions of the Labour Code are incompatible with the Bank’s Staff Regulations or the public service tasks entrusted to it.
Permanent staff governed by these regulations and recruited before 1 September 2023 are affiliated to a special pension scheme governed by Article L. 711-1 of the Social Security Code.
2° of II of Article L. 2312-8, Articles L. 2312-42 to L. 2312-48 and L. 2312-50 of the Labour Code and Articles L. 2312-63 to L. 2312-67 and L. 2312-81 of the same code do not apply to the Banque de France. Article L. 2312-81 of the Labour Code does not apply to legal entities governed by private law over which the Banque de France exercises a dominant influence within the meaning of Article L. 2331-1 of the same code.
The provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book III of Part Two of the same Code other than those listed in the previous paragraph are applicable to the Banque de France only in respect of those tasks and other activities which, pursuant to Article L. 142-2 of this Code, fall within the remit of the General Council.
The social and economic committee and, where applicable, the establishment social and economic committees of the Banque de France may only call upon the expert referred to in articles L. 2315-88, L. 2315-87, L. 2315-91 and L. 2315-92 of the Labour Code when the procedure provided for in articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30 of the same code is implemented.
The conditions under which articles L. 2312-78 and L. 2312-84 of the same code apply to the Banque de France are set by a Conseil d’Etat decree.