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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

…articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ended contracts concluded…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L1254-1

The term "portage salarial" refers to the organised whole made up of : 1° On the one hand, the relationship between a company referred to as a "freelance administration company" providing a service an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions and prohibitions on the use of freelance administration services

Article L1254-3

The client company may only use a temporary employee to carry out an occasional task that is not part of its normal, permanent activity, or for a one-off service that requires expertise that it does n…

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

Article L1254-13

Notwithstanding article L. 1254-12, to enable the temporary employee to prospect for new clients, the end of the contract may be postponed by agreement between the temporary employment agency and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Form, content and transmission of the contract

Article L1254-16

The contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is signed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract

Article L1254-17

The fixed-term employment contract may be renewed twice for a fixed term which, added to the term of the initial contract, may not exceed the maximum term provided for in article L. 1254-12, subject t…

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

Article L1254-25

…ice; 2° Of details of management fees; 3° Of professional expenses; 4° Of social security and tax deductions; 5° Of net remuneration; 6° The amount of the referral fee.

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

Article L1254-26

…aries and related benefits; 2° Indemnities resulting from this chapter; 3° Compulsory contributions due to social security bodies or social institutions; 4° Reimbursements which may, where applicable,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-22

The obligations relating to occupational medicine are the responsibility of the temporary employment agency.Except where the temporary work agency is covered by the agricultural scheme, employees are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-39

…his employee is deemed to be linked to the user undertaking by an employment contract of indefinite duration.In this case, the employee's seniority is assessed taking into account the first day of his…

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