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Section 2: Prohibited and regulated work for young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen

Article D4153-15 of the French Labour Code

The provisions of this section define the work prohibited to young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen pursuant to Article L. 4153-8 and, subject to the provisions of Article D. 4153-21, the prohibited work which may be exempted pursuant to Article L. 4153-9.

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Article D4153-17 of the French Labour Code

I.-It is prohibited to assign young people to work involving the preparation, use, handling or exposure to hazardous chemical agents defined in articles R. 4412-3 and R. 4412-60, with the exception of hazardous chemical agents which fall solely within one or more of the hazard categories defined in sections 2.4, 2.13, 2.14 and parts 4 and 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. II -The prohibition mentioned in…

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Article D4153-18 of the French Labour Code

I. – It is prohibited to assign young people to work likely to generate exposure to levels 1, 2 and 3 of asbestos fibre dust as defined in article R. 4412-98. II. – The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived for operations likely to generate exposure to level 1 or 2 asbestos fibre dust levels as defined in article R. 4412-98 under the conditions and in the forms laid…

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Article D4153-21 of the French Labour Code

I.-It is prohibited to assign young people to work exposing them to ionising radiation requiring a category A or B classification within the meaning of article R. 4451-57. II – For young people aged 16 or over, the prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions and in the forms laid down in section 3 of this chapter and subject to compliance with the provisions laid down in…

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Article D4153-22 of the French Labour Code

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to work likely to expose them to artificial optical radiation and for which the results of the risk assessment show that there is the slightest possibility of exceeding the exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. II -The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions and in the forms laid down in section 3 of this…

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Article R4153-22-1 of the French Labour Code

It is forbidden to assign young workers under the age of eighteen to work exposing them to electromagnetic fields for which the results of the risk assessment highlight the possibility of exceeding the exposure limit values defined in article R. 4453-3.

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Article D4153-23 of the French Labour Code

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to hyperbaric work and to interventions in hyperbaric environments, other than those falling within class 0, as defined in article R. 4461-1. II -The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived for work in a hyperbaric environment under the conditions and in the forms laid down in section 3 of this chapter.

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