24. The law in force regulates the paid employment of teenagers. In public sector jobs, the minimum age is 18 years. However, in sectors which are subject to labour regulations (trade, industry, agriculture) a special regime applies to children aged between 13 and 18.

22. A minor under 13 years of age cannot be held criminally responsible because he is incapable of discernment. An offence is not punishable if the accused was under 13 at the time of its commission. A minor aged between 13 and 18 is regarded as partially exempt from responsibility because he is not fully capable of discernment. In the case of both serious and ordinary offences, the fact of being a minor is a mitigating circumstance, and protection or rehabilitation measures may be ordered under article 498 of the Code of Penal Procedure. Offenders who have reached the age of criminal responsibility - 18 years - are deemed to be fully responsible.