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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-103

The contract for adult relay activities is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of 1° of article L. 1242-3 for a maximum period of three years, re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-3

The beneficiary of a period of work experience retains the benefit scheme and status he enjoyed prior to this period. They are not paid by the structure in which they complete a work placement period.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L5141-1

…iness, under the conditions laid down in this chapter, when they set up or take over an economic, industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal profession, either as individuals or in the for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-5

…3° The Citizen Commitment Account.It organises the conversion of rights in accordance with the procedures laid down for each of the accounts making it up.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-4

…urses provided for in Part Six provide for part-time or discontinuous attendance as well as adapted duration and procedures for validation of vocational training, under conditions determined by decree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-5

The President of the Departmental Council will forward to the State, under conditions set by decree, all information required to monitor the single integration contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-28-1

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee at his/her request or at the latest one month before the end of the employment support contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-54

…lifications. It is open to young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five whose level of education is lower than that of a general, technological or vocational secondary school leaving certi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-113

…he beneficiary to complete a vocational training course, an extension of the aid beyond the maximum duration of thirty-six months may be authorised by the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…employment, the supervision and mentoring conditions and the qualification or skills to be acquired during the future employment period. These commitments must cover the training activities, carried o…

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