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Article L3162-3 of the French Labour Code

No period of uninterrupted actual work may exceed a maximum of four and a half hours for young workers. When the daily working time exceeds four and a half hours, young workers are entitled to a break of at least thirty consecutive minutes.

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Article L3162-3

Aucune période de travail effectif ininterrompue ne peut excéder, pour les jeunes travailleurs, une durée maximale de quatre heures et demie. Lorsque le temps de travail quotidien est supérieur à quatre heures et demie, les jeunes travailleurs bénéficient d’un temps de pause d’au moins trente minutes consécutives.

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