French sector-wide wage deal for confectionery and biscuit retailers made binding
France has made a wage amendment to the national collective agreement for confectionery, chocolate and biscuit retailers binding on the whole sector. The amendment, signed on 5 June 2026 and numbered 44, covers pay rates in Annex III. The extension order, dated 29 October 2026 and published on 3 November 2026, applies it to every employer and employee in the sector, even those whose employers had not signed it.
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What does it mean?
If you work in a French sweet shop, chocolate shop or biscuit retailer, your pay now has to follow the new wage rules agreed in June 2026. The government made these rules apply to every business in the sector, not just the ones that signed. The rules run for the rest of the amendment's period under its current terms.
Who is affected?
Employees and employers in French confectionery, chocolate and biscuit retail and retail manufacturing.