Section 1: General provisions

The decrees provided for in articles L. 3231-4, L. 3231-7, L. 3231-8, L. 3231-10 and L. 3231-12 are issued by the Council of Ministers. The decrees provided for in articles L. 3231-4, L. 3231-8 and L. 3231-10 are issued after consultation with the National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training.

The consumer price index used for the application of articles L. 3231-4 and L. 3231-12 is the monthly consumer price index excluding tobacco for households in the first quintile of the distribution of living standards.

For the application of article L. 3231-8, the ratio of the reference index measuring changes in the basic hourly wage of manual and clerical workers to the price index mentioned in article R. * 3231-2 is taken into account.

The minimum growth wage applicable to young workers under the age of eighteen is reduced by : 1° 20% Before the age of seventeen; 2° 10% Between the ages of seventeen and eighteen. This reduction is waived for young workers with six months’ professional experience in the branch of activity to which they belong.