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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-2

…they use service providers, in particular those relating to illegal employment mentioned in Article L. 8211-1, apply under the same conditions when the services are provided by companies established o…

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

Article L1253-23

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for choosing the collective agreement applicable to the grouping and the conditions for informing the administrative authority of the crea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-23

Personal protective equipment is provided by the user undertaking.However, certain personalised personal protective equipment, defined by collective labour agreement, may be supplied by the temporary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…ee by concluding a contract that does not contain the information specified in 1° and 3° of Article L. 1251-16 or that contains such information in a deliberately inaccurate manner, or without sending…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L1254-2

…muneration is set at 75% of the monthly value of the social security ceiling provided for inarticle L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code for a full-time equivalent activity. III - The portage company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-24

Temporary employees have access, in the user company, under the same conditions as the employees of that company, to the collective means of transport and the collective facilities, in particular cate…

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

Article L1251-28

…a period of notice calculated on the basis of one day per week, taking into account : 1° The total duration of the contract including, where applicable, its one or two renewals, if it includes a spec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to all employer groups

Article L1253-24

An employers' group is eligible for public aid for employment and vocational training from which its member companies would have benefited if they had directly recruited the people made available to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-20

The employment contract will be drawn up in writing and will state: "permanent freelance administration contract".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

…ing shall include the following clauses and information: 1° the identity of the employee concerned; 2° a description of the skills, qualifications and areas of expertise of the employee concerned; 3°…

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