The ministers responsible for labour and agriculture may, by decision taken on the report of the labour inspector and after consulting the Conseil d’orientation des conditions de travail, authorise temporary and limited derogations from certain provisions of this chapter for one or more specific sites and, where applicable, for a specific type of work.
They may also authorise by decree, for a specified period, general derogations from certain provisions.
Such decisions and orders may only be issued subject to the provision of compensatory safety measures.