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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2

To enter France to work as an employed person, foreign nationals must present : 1° The documents and visas required by the international conventions and regulations in force; 2° An employment contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-1

The reclassification of disabled workers includes : 1° Functional rehabilitation, possibly supplemented by exercise retraining; 2° Orientation ; 3° Re-education or vocational training, which may inclu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-68

Aid for professional integration may not be granted in the following cases: 1° When the establishment has made an economic redundancy in the six months preceding the date of recruitment; 2° Where the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-1

The purpose of work experience periods is to enable a worker, whether or not unemployed, or a job seeker: 1° Discover a trade or sector of activity; 2° to confirm a career plan; or 3° Initiate a recru…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-113

…extended up to this maximum period. By way of exception, in order to allow the beneficiary to complete a vocational training course, an extension of the aid beyond the maximum duration of thirty-six…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-54

…give young people access to employment and professional qualifications. It is open to young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five whose level of education is lower than that of a general,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L5141-1

The following may benefit from aid for setting up or taking over a business, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, when they set up or take over an economic, industrial, commercial, craft, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-28

…of derogation from the provisions relating to early termination of fixed-term employment contracts set out in article L. 1243-2, the employment support contract may be terminated early, at the employe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-2

…mme for access to training and vocational qualifications for disabled people in consultation with : 1° The State ; 2° The public employment service ; 3° The association managing the fund for the profe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-2

Aid for professional integration may not be granted in the following cases: 1° When recruitment is to replace an employee who has been made redundant for a reason other than serious misconduct or gros…

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