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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-26

…ch or company level setting guarantees for the development of employees' pay during maternity leave and following such leave that are at least as favourable as those mentioned in this article, such pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-16

…for by article L. 2122-1 of the Public Health Code as part of the medical supervision of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth.An employee benefiting from medically assisted procreation under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-20

Where childbirth occurs before the presumed date, maternity leave may be extended until the end of the sixteen, twenty-six, thirty-four or forty-six weeks of suspension of contract to which the employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

…entitled to maternity leave for a period starting six weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ending ten weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and subject to a fa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-19

…east two viable children, maternity leave begins eight weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ends eighteen weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and subject to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-21

…the duration of the condition, up to a maximum of two weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and four weeks after the date of childbirth.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-24

…on of the employment contract. The employee shall notify the employer of the reason for her absence and the date on which she intends to end it.The duration of this leave is treated as a period of act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-18

…For the birth of two children, this period begins twelve weeks before the presumed date of delivery and ends twenty-two weeks after the date of delivery. The suspension period prior to the presumed da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-27

An employee who returns to work after maternity leave is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-22

If the child remains hospitalised until the end of the sixth week following the birth, the employee may postpone all or part of the leave to which she is still entitled until the date on which the hos…

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