Subject to the provisions of Article L. 1251-7, a temporary employee may only be used to perform a specific and temporary task known as an “assignment” and only in the following cases:
1° Replacement of an employee, in the event of :
a) Absence ;
b) A temporary change to part-time work, agreed by amendment to the employee’s contract of employment or by written agreement between the employee and his employer;
c) Suspension of his employment contract;
d) definitive departure prior to the abolition of the employee’s post after consultation of the social and economic committee, if there is one;
e) Pending the effective entry into service of an employee recruited on an open-ended contract to replace him/her;
2° Temporary increase in the company’s activity;
3° Seasonal jobs as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 or for which, in certain sectors defined by decree or by agreement or extended collective agreement, it is common practice not to use open-ended employment contracts due to the nature of the activity carried out and the temporary nature of these jobs;
4° Replacement of the head of a craft, industrial or commercial business, of a person practising a liberal profession, of his or her spouse effectively participating in the business on a professional and usual basis or of a non-salaried partner of a professional non-trading company, of a non-trading company of means, of a liberal practice company or of any other legal person practising a liberal profession;
5° Replacement of the head of a farm or business mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, a family helper, a partner in the farm, or their spouse, mentioned in article L. 722-10 of the same code, provided that he/she actually participates in the activity of the farm or business.