It is forbidden to employ or assign trainee minors to bar service in on-trade drinks outlets. This prohibition does not apply to the owner’s spouse, parents or relatives up to and including the fourth degree.
In approved public houses, this prohibition does not apply to minors over the age of sixteen if they are undergoing training involving one or more periods spent in a company enabling them to acquire a vocational qualification attested by a diploma or professional qualification registered in the national register of vocational certifications under the conditions set out in article L. 6113-5.
Approval is granted, refused, not renewed or withdrawn under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d’Etat.