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Article L1225-1 of the French Labour Code

An employer may not take a woman’s state of pregnancy into consideration in refusing to take her on, in terminating her employment contract during a trial period or, subject to a temporary assignment carried out in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1225-7, L. 1225-9 and L. 1225-12, in transferring her employment.

It is therefore forbidden to seek or have sought any information concerning the state of pregnancy of the person concerned.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L1225-1

L’employeur ne doit pas prendre en considération l’état de grossesse d’une femme pour refuser de l’embaucher, pour rompre son contrat de travail au cours d’une période d’essai ou, sous réserve d’une affectation temporaire réalisée dans le cadre des dispositions des articles L. 1225-7, L. 1225-9 et L. 1225-12, pour prononcer une mutation d’emploi.

Il lui est en conséquence interdit de rechercher ou de faire rechercher toutes informations concernant l’état de grossesse de l’intéressée.

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