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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-13

The employment contract is sent to the employee within two working days of recruitment at the latest.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information on vacancies.

Article L1242-17

At the request of an employee with a fixed-term contract who has been with the company for a continuous period of at least six months, the employer will inform the employee of any open-ended contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal proceedings.

Article L1247-1

The trade union organisations that are representative in the company may take legal action on behalf of an employee, without having to prove that they have a mandate from the employee concerned. The e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-9

When the fixed-term employment 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°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

…agreement establishing this contract;3° A clause describing the project and stating its foreseeable duration;4° The definition of the tasks for which the contract is concluded;5° The event or objectiv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-3

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the employee's initiative in cases other than those provided for in Articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2 entitles the employer to damages correspon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-11

Failure to comply with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1244-3 or, where applicable, the provisions ofarticle L. 1244-3-1, relating to the succe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article L1251-4

Notwithstanding the principle of exclusivity set out in Article L. 1251-2, temporary employment agencies may engage in : 1° Private placement activities as provided for in Article L. 5321-1; 2° The ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Contract performance conditions.

Article L1242-16

…fixed-term contract is entitled to an indemnity in lieu of paid holiday for work actually performed during the contract, regardless of its duration, if the holiday scheme applicable in the company doe…

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

Article L1243-11-1

Where the employer proposes that the contractual employment relationship be continued after the expiry of the fixed-term contract in the form of an open-ended contract for the same or a similar job, w…

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