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Article L7124-22 of the French Labour Code

Hiring or employing a child aged sixteen and under who is subject to compulsory schooling in a company referred to in article L. 7124-1, without prior individual authorisation, in breach of the provisions of the same article, is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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Article L7124-22

Le fait d’engager ou de produire dans une entreprise mentionnée à l’article L. 7124-1, un enfant de seize ans et moins, soumis à l’obligation scolaire, sans autorisation individuelle préalable, en méconnaissance des dispositions de ce même article, est puni d’un emprisonnement de cinq ans et d’une amende de 75 000 euros.

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