#2011-204Ordinance No. 2011-204 of February 24, 2011, relating to the Transportation Code
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This law updates the Transportation Code in France, impacting areas such as maritime and civil aviation regulations, labor conditions for transport workers, and environmental obligations for transport operators. Key changes include new criteria for transport personnel regarding work hours and age limits, as well as increased transparency requirements on carbon emissions from transport services.
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Key Changes
- Implement new work hour regulations for transport personnel
- Establish age limits for aviation crew and transport workers
- Introduce carbon emissions transparency for transport operators
Obligations
What this law requires
Transport operators must inform beneficiaries of transport services about the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the transport modes used for their services.
Companies providing transport services must ensure that the working hours for road transport personnel do not exceed six consecutive hours without a break.
When applicable, transport companies must ensure a minimum rest period of thirty minutes for employees working between six and nine hours, and a minimum of forty-five minutes for those working more than nine hours.
Transport operators must adopt and implement conventions for occasional service contracts, and in the absence of such conventions, they must use type contracts as prescribed by regulatory provisions.
Transport companies must maintain compliance with the conditions set by work regulations, which include existing labor laws regarding work duration and rest periods.