Section 7: Conditions for determining the minimum wage for still-image journalists paid on a freelance basis

The provisions of this section apply to professional journalists, as defined by article L. 7111-3 of the Labour Code, who derive the majority of their income from the use of still images and who occasionally contribute to the production of a press title, as defined in Article L. 132-35 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

The minimum wage paid in return for the commission of a still image, or a series of images with the same subject and produced in the same location, is determined on the basis of the time required to carry out the commission and on the basis of the minimum wages set for permanent journalists who are authors of still images by the collective agreements applicable in the various forms of…