| School-leaving age |
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116. Education is compulsory and free from the ages of 6 to
16. Nevertheless, the law provides for free attendance at
school from the age of 3 if parents or guardians so request,
as well as an option of extending attendance to the age of 18
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| Minimum age of employment |
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117. Minors under the age of 14 are
prohibited from exercising any employment.Between the
ages of 14 and 16, minors may work only during school
vacations up to a maximum of two months a year. They must,
however, have at least two consecutive weeks of vacation in
the summer and half of school vacations at other periods. The
working day cannot exceed six hours, with a break of at least
one hour a day and a weekly rest period of at least one and a
half days.
118. From the age of 16 on, minors may work,
but their working day is limited to a maximum of eight hours,
with a break of at least one hour and a weekly rest period of
at least one and a half days.
119. In all cases of employment of minors,
the law specifies that the work must be light and must not
harm the physical and emotional development of the minor.
The law prohibits night work and requires a minimum rest
period of two hours between working days and a written
contract of employment, which must be signed by the legal
representative of the minor (parents or
guardian).
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| Minimum age for marriage |
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120. Minors may marry from the age of 16 and may, from the
age of 14, request a court dispensation to
marry. |
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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125. As stated, the age of criminal
responsibility is set at 16. […] |
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