Chapter IV: Economats.

All employers are prohibited from 1° To annex to his establishment a commissary intended for the direct or indirect sale to employees and their families of foodstuffs or goods of any kind whatsoever ; 2° To require employees to spend all or part of their wages in shops designated by the employer.

The prohibition set out in Article L. 3254-1 does not apply in the following cases: 1° Where the contract of employment stipulates that the employee who is provided with board and lodging shall also receive a fixed salary in money; 2° Where, for the performance of an employment contract, the employer transfers supplies to the employee at cost price.