Question juridique clé
Whether the salary in the April 15, 2000 contract could replace the salary approved under the August 27, 1999 contract in light of Art. 9 OLE and Art. 342(2) CO.
Solution extraite
The salary clause in the April 15, 2000 contract was void; the worker's salary claims had to be calculated according to the August 27, 1999 agreement approved by the foreign police authority.
Motifs extraits
Where an employment permit is granted on the basis of a contract submitted to the authority, the employer must respect the salary conditions approved in the authorization. A lower contractual salary is null ex lege and the civil court is bound by the administrative salary determination.