Directive 94/25/ec pdf

Available languages and formats Download X. Available languages and formats. Bulgarian bg. Spanish es. Czech cs. Danish da. German de. Estonian et. Greek el. English en. French fr. Croatian hr. Italian it. Latvian lv. Lithuanian lt. The aim of this Directive is to lay down minimum requirements for the protection of young people at work.

The directive gives legal definitions for the terms "child", "adolescent", "young person", "light work", "working time" and "rest period". Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit work by children. They shall ensure, under the conditions laid down by this Directive, that the minimum working or employment age is not lower than the minimum age at which compulsory full-time schooling - as imposed by national law - ends or 15 years in any event.

Exceptions can be adopted by Member States for occasional work or short-term work, involving domestic service in a private household or work regarded as not being harmful, damaging or dangerous to young people in a family undertaking.

The Directive defines "young people" as people under the age of 18 and "children" as young people under the age of 15 or who are still in full-time compulsory education in accordance with national legislation.

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