The daily working time of a night worker may not exceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.
In addition, in exceptional circumstances, the Labour Inspector may authorise the daily working time referred to in the first paragraph of this article to be exceeded after consulting the trade union representatives and after obtaining the opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.