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Article R3124-3 of the French Labour Code

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the legal weekly working hours and maximum daily working hours set out in articles L. 3121-27 and L. 3121-18 and the decrees set out in articles L. 3121-67 and L. 3121-68 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.
Contraventions give rise to as many fines as there are unduly employed employees.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R3124-3

Le fait de méconnaître les dispositions relatives à la durée légale hebdomadaire et à la durée quotidienne maximale du travail prévues par les articles L. 3121-27 et L. 3121-18 ainsi que celles des décrets prévus par les articles L. 3121-67 et L. 3121-68, est puni de l’amende prévue pour les contraventions de la quatrième classe.
Les contraventions donnent lieu à autant d’amendes qu’il y a de salariés indûment employés.

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