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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities.

Article L1253-22

Subject to the provisions of this section, the provisions of sections 1 and 2 apply to employers' groups made up of private-sector members and local authorities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L1254-9

…anch agreement. In the absence of an extended branch agreement, it is set at 5% of the remuneration due to the ported employee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-28

Obligations relating to occupational medicine are the responsibility of the freelance administration company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-7

Failure by the user to comply with the provisions relating to the duration of the assignment, as laid down by the stipulations of the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toarticle L. 1251…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-9

…succession of contracts on the same job, as provided for by the stipulations of the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursuant toarticle L. 1251-36 or, where applicable, the provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-17

Disregarding, directly or through an intermediary, the ban on carrying out the activity of freelance administration ordered by the court pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 1255-14 is punisha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-11

…or extended collective agreement, it is common practice not to use open-ended employment contracts due to the nature of the activity carried out and the temporary nature of these jobs; 5° Replacement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration.

Article L1251-18

…r in the secondment contract, as defined in 6° of Article L. 1251-43.Payment for public holidays is due to the temporary employee irrespective of his seniority when employees of the user company benef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-61

…634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.They may not be entrusted with duties that may expose them to the penalties provided for in articles 432-12 and 432-13 of the Frenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities.

Article L1253-21

Under the conditions set out in 8° of article 214 of the French General Tax Code, the grouping organises the guarantee of its debts to employees and to organisations that pay compulsory contributions.

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