Section 3: Exemptions for young people aged fifteen or under and under eighteen

For the purposes of this section, the head of the establishment is the head of the educational establishment, the director of the apprentice training centre or vocational training body, the director of the social or medico-social establishment or service mentioned in V of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles.

The provisions of this section apply to the following young people aged between fifteen and eighteen: 1° Apprentices and holders of professionalisation contracts ; 2° Vocational training trainees; 3° Pupils and students preparing a vocational or technological diploma; 4° Young people in the following establishments : a) Educational establishments or services which provide, on a principal basis, adapted education and social or medico-social support for minors or young adults with…

The employer or the person in charge of the establishment referred to in Article L. 4111-1 and the head of the establishment referred to in Articles R. 4153-38 and R. 4153-39 may, for a period of three years from the date on which the declaration provided for in Article R. 4153-41 is sent, assign young people to the prohibited work likely to give rise to a derogation mentioned in Section…

Prior to young people being assigned to the prohibited work eligible for exemption mentioned in section 2 of this chapter, a statement of exemption shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the labour inspection supervisor by the employer or the manager of an establishment mentioned in article L. 4111-1 or the head of an establishment mentioned in articles R. 4153-38 and R. 4153-39, each insofar as…

If the information mentioned in 1°, 2° or 4° of article R. 4153-41 changes, this information is updated and communicated to the labour inspection supervisor by any means giving a date certain within eight days of the changes taking place.

If the information referred to in 3° or 5° of Article R. 4153-41 changes, this information is made available to the Labour Inspection inspector.

The declaration provided for in article R. 4153-41 is renewed every three years.

The employer or the head of the establishment declaring the derogation shall make available to the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer, from the time each young person is assigned to the work in question, information relating to: 1° The young person’s forenames, surname and date of birth ; 2° The vocational training followed, its duration and known training locations; 3° A medical opinion stating that the young person is fit to…