Decree No. 94-95 of February 2, 1994 establishing the calculation rates for employer contributions to the seamen's pension fund and the general welfare fund for services rendered on certain merchant vessels
Statutory Text (5 Provisions)
Employer contributions due to the seamen's pension fund in respect of services rendered on passenger transport vessels operated, primarily, on international routes shall be calculated at the rate of 9.8 per cent of the fixed rate salary provided for in Article L. 42 of the aforementioned Seamen's Pension Code.
The rate fixed above shall apply to cargo vessels registered in Metropolitan France or in an overseas department operating international voyages or transoceanic voyages.
Employer contributions due to the general welfare fund in respect of services performed on passenger transport vessels operated, mainly, on international routes shall be calculated at the rate of 7.8 per cent of the fixed salary stipulated in Article L. 42 of the aforementioned sailors' retirement pension code.
The rate fixed above shall also apply to cargo vessels registered in metropolitan France or in an overseas department operating international voyages or transoceanic voyages.
Employer contributions to the seamen's pension fund due in respect of services performed on commercial vessels other than those referred to in Article 1 above shall continue to be calculated according to the rates fixed by the aforementioned Decree of March 4, 1991, and the aforementioned Decree of April 26, 1991.
Employer contributions to the seamen's general contingency fund due in respect of services performed on commercial vessels other than those referred to in Article 2 above shall continue to be calculated according to the rates fixed by Article 6-1 of the aforementioned amended Decree of June 17, 1938.
The provisions of this decree shall take effect on January 1, 1994.
The Minister of Equipment, Transport and Tourism and the Minister of Budget, Government Spokesperson, shall be responsible, each within their respective sphere of competence, for the implementation of this decree, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.