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33. Children who have attained 7 years of age by 1 October of the current year are subject to the obligation to attend school. Upon the wish of the parents a child who has attained 6 years of age by 30 April of the current year may be admitted to the first year at school. A student is obliged to attend school until completing basic education (9 years at basic school) or until attaining 17 years of age (Basic and Upper Secondary Schools Act, article 17).
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34. According to the Labour Contracts Act (RT I 1992, 15, 241), a person who has attained 18 years of age may be employed. In exceptional cases, with the written consent of a parent or guardian, a minor having attained 15 years of age may be employed if the work does not endanger the minor's health, morals and acquiring of education and if the work is not prohibited for minors. A minor between 13 and 15 years of age may be employed with the written consent of a parent or guardian and the labour inspector of the employer's location and for work included in the list approved by the Government of the Republic if the work does not endanger the minor's health, morals and acquiring of education and if the work is not prohibited for minors.
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36. A person is of age to marry when he or she has attained 18 years of age. Minors between 15 and 18 may marry with the written consent of their parents or a guardian. If one of the parents or the guardian does not consent to the marriage, a court may grant the right to marry based on the application of one of the parents or of the guardianship authority. The court grants the right to marry if the marriage is in the interests of the minor (Family Act, art. 3).
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440. Article 10 of the Criminal Code establishes that a person who has attained 15 years of age prior to committing an offence is subject to criminal liability. As an exception, a person who committed an offence between the ages of 13 and 15 is subject to criminal liability in certain cases set out in articles of the Criminal Code, for instance: articles 100 (murder), 101 (aggravated murder), 107 (intentional causing of extremely severe bodily injury), 108 (intentional causing of serious bodily injury), 113-115 (acts of violence against persons, torture, rape), 139 (secret theft), 140-142 (public theft, robbery, extortion).
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