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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-16

It is forbidden : 1° For any person to have children under the age of sixteen perform perilous feats of strength or dislocation exercises, or to entrust them with jobs that are dangerous to their life…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Regies abroad (R).

Article R1617-18

Regies may be set up outside national territory. These régies are subject to the rules defined in articles R. 1617-2 to R. 1617-17. However: a) The constitutive act may provide that these régies pay a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-30

The end of the assignment provided for in the secondment contract or set out in an amendment thereto may be brought forward or postponed at the rate of one day for every five days worked. For assignme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-53

The conditions of application of this paragraph shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-34

By way of derogation from the provisions of Articles L. 1251-12 and L. 1251-12-1 relating to the maximum duration of the assignment contract, when a temporary employee is exposed to ionising radiation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-51

The temporary employment agency provides the user company, at its request, with a certificate from the social security bodies specifying its situation with regard to the collection of contributions du…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-31

When the assignment contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-32

When, at the end of an assignment, the employee does not immediately benefit from an employment contract of indefinite duration with the user company, he is entitled, by way of additional pay, to an e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33-1

When, at the end of an assignment, the user company offers the employee a permanent contract for the same or a similar job, without changing the place of work, it will notify the employee of this offe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-50

The financial guarantee may only result from a guarantee undertaking given by a mutual guarantee company, a collective guarantee body, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution authorise…

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