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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-2

…orms: 1° Association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association ; 2° A cooperative company within the meaning of Law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-1

…between the temporary employment undertaking and the user client, known as the "user undertaking"; 2° A letter of assignment drawn up by the temporary employment undertaking.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration.

Article L1251-19

…owing are treated as time spent on assignment:1° periods of statutory maternity and adoption leave ;2° Periods, limited to an uninterrupted period of one year, during which the assignment contract is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…ance administration employment contract for a service activity, in disregard of Article L. 1254-5 ; 2° Concludes a freelance administration employment contract without complying with the provisions se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Secondment contract and timeshare company.

Article L1252-13

…l guarantee ensuring, in the event of default on his part, payment of :1° Salaries and incidentals ;2° Compulsory contributions due to social security bodies or social institutions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Status of permanent and temporary employees of the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-57

…tiative as part of a specific leave mentioned in article L. 6323-17-1 or a skills assessment leave; 2° To training courses related to their professional activity under the conditions laid down by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secondment contract.

Article L1251-43

…5° of article L. 1251-6, the name and qualifications of the person being replaced or to be replaced;2° The term of the assignment;3° Where applicable, the clause providing for the possibility of chang…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1251-9

…1° When the duration of the assignment contract is not renewable and does not exceed three months; 2° When the contract is linked to the occurrence in the company, whether that of the main contractor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4-1

…employment contract has been suspended, in the event of a further absence of the replaced employee;2° When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded to carry out urgent work required by safety…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3-1

…the duration of the contract including, where applicable, its renewal(s), is fourteen days or more; 2° Half of the duration of the expired contract if the duration of the contract including, where app…

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