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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1232-6

When an employer decides to dismiss an employee, it notifies the employee of its decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.This letter shall include a statement of the reason or re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Criteria for ordering redundancies.

Article L1233-6

The criteria set out in the collective bargaining agreement or, failing that, in the employer's decision, cannot establish a priority for dismissal solely on the basis of the lifetime benefits enjoyed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resignation to raise a child.

Article L1225-66

In order to bring up their child, employees may terminate their employment contract at the end of their maternity or adoption leave or, as the case may be, two months after the birth or arrival in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60

…ing any redundancies for economic reasons, in accordance with the conditions set out in Articles L. 631-17, L. 631-19 (II), L. 641-4, last paragraph, L. 641-10, third paragraph, and L. 642-5 of the Fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-6

In the event of total or partial non-fulfilment of the notice period resulting either from the temporary or definitive closure of the establishment, or from the reduction of the working hours usually…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-6

An employer who decides to retire must give notice for a period determined in accordance with article L. 1234-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1242-6

Apart from the cases 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 resu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-6

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-6

The suspension of a fixed-term employment contract does not prevent the expiry of the term.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-6

Failure to draw up a fixed-term employment contract in writing and to include a precise definition of the reason for the contract, in breach of the first paragraph of article L. 1242-12, is punishable…

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