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Article R3164-2 of the French Labour Code

The sectors in which the particular characteristics of the activity justify, in application of article L. 3164-8, the employment of young workers on public holidays recognised by law are :

1° Hotels ;

2° Catering ;

3° Caterers and reception organisers;

4° Cafés, tobacconists and public houses;

5° Bakeries

6° Pastry shops

7° Butchers

8° Delicatessen;

9° Cheese and cream shops;

10° Fishmongers;

11° Shops selling natural flowers, garden centres and grain stores;

12° Establishments in other sectors whose principal activity is the manufacture of food products for immediate consumption or whose sole activity is the retail sale of foodstuffs;

13° Entertainment.

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Article R3164-2

Les secteurs dans lesquels les caractéristiques particulières de l’activité justifient, en application de l’article L. 3164-8, l’emploi des jeunes travailleurs les jours de fête reconnus par la loi sont :


1° L’hôtellerie ;

2° La restauration ;

3° Les traiteurs et organisateurs de réception ;

4° Les cafés, tabacs et débits de boisson ;

5° La boulangerie ;

6° La pâtisserie ;

7° La boucherie ;

8° La charcuterie ;

9° La fromagerie-crèmerie ;

10° La poissonnerie ;

11° Les magasins de vente de fleurs naturelles, jardineries et graineteries ;

12° Les établissements des autres secteurs assurant à titre principal la fabrication de produits alimentaires destinés à la consommation immédiate ou dont l’activité exclusive est la vente de denrées alimentaires au détail ;

13° Les spectacles.

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