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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69

The initiative-emploi contract is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. Where it is concluded for a fixed term, the renewal r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-72-1

The amount of aid for professional integration paid under an initiative-employment contract may not exceed 47% of the gross amount of the minimum growth wage per hour worked, within the limit of the l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Implementing provisions.

Article L5134-73

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-2

…y are prescribed by one of the following organisations: 1° The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 ; 2° The bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 ; 3° The bodies mentioned in 1° bis of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-7

No work experience agreement may be concluded to carry out a regular task corresponding to a permanent job, to deal with a temporary increase in the activity of the host structure, to fill a seasonal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Maintenance of benefits.

Article L5141-3

People who meet one of the conditions mentioned in 1° to 9° of article L. 5141-1 and who receive the specific solidarity allowance or the widowhood allowance provided for in article L. 356-1 of the So…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract.

Article L5142-1

…t. This person also benefits from the provisions of the Social Security Code set out in articles L. 311-3 and L. 412-8. The obligations placed on the employer by the provisions mentioned in the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-2

…establishment or service providing assistance through work mentioned in a of 5° of I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code); 4° A person w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-8

Volunteer activities are recorded as part of the personal data processing mentioned in II of article L. 6323-8. The account holder decides which activities he wishes to record.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-11

…t for activities other than those mentioned in article L. 5132-9. The payment of public holidays is due to the employee of an intermediary association made available to the employers mentioned in arti…

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