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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to the public sector.

Article L1234-14

…are applicable, provided that the persons concerned meet the conditions laid down by these articles:1° To the employees, other than civil servants and military personnel, mentioned in article L. 5424-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Unfair breach of contract.

Article L1237-3

…jointly and severally liable for any damage caused to the previous employer in the following cases:1° If it is shown that the new employer intervened in the termination ;2° If the new employer took o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-16

The following are entitled to six weeks' notice1° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ;2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24;3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-5

…lies to the positions affected by the dismissal in the establishment.This prohibition does not apply1° When the duration of the employment contract is not renewable and does not exceed three months;2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-6

…provided for in Article L. 1242-5, it is prohibited to enter into a fixed-term employment contract:1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment protection plan.

Article L1233-62

The job protection plan provides for measures such as :1° Actions with a view to the internal redeployment of employees within the national territory, to jobs in the same job category or equivalent to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1242-3

…to the cases provided for in Article L. 1242-2, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded : 1° Under legal provisions designed to encourage the recruitment of certain categories of unemployed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…e agreement providing for the collective termination of employment by mutual agreement determines : 1° The terms and conditions for informing the Social and Economic Committee, if one exists ; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-1

…r an open-ended employment contract or a fixed-term employment contract concluded in application of 1° ofarticle L. 1242-3 within a limit set by the collective agreement. In the latter case, the mobil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…e employer to terminate the employment contract of an employee who has reached the age mentioned in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code , subject to the seventh to ninth paragraphs : A…

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