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Article L1242-8-1 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1242-8, the total duration of the fixed-term employment contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account, where applicable, the renewal(s) under the conditions laid down inarticle L. 1243-13 or, where applicable, article L. 1243-13-1. This period is reduced to nine months when the contract is concluded pending the actual entry into service…

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Article L1242-9 of the French Labour Code

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1242-2, it may take effect before the absence of the person to be replaced.

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Article L1242-10 of the French Labour Code

A fixed-term employment contract may include a trial period. Unless lesser periods are provided for by custom or by agreement, this trial period may not exceed a period calculated on the basis of one day per week, up to a maximum of two weeks when the initial term of the contract is six months or less, and one month in other cases. If the contract does not include a precise…

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Article L1242-11 of the French Labour Code

The following provisions do not apply during the trial period: 1° the commencement of the contract as provided for in article L. 1242-9 ; 2° Early termination of the contract as provided for in articles L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-4 ; 3° Postponement of the end of the contract as provided for in article L. 1243-7; 4° the end-of-contract indemnity provided for in article L. 1243-8.

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Article L1242-12 of the French Labour Code

Fixed-term employment contracts must be in writing and contain a precise definition of the reason for the contract. Failing this, it is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinite period. It shall include in particular: 1° The name and professional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The expiry date and, where applicable, a renewal clause…

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Article L1242-12-1 of the French Labour Code

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes : 1° The words “fixed-term contract for a defined purpose”; 2° The title and references of the collective agreement establishing this contract; 3° A clause describing the project and stating its foreseeable duration; 4° The definition of the tasks for which the contract is concluded; 5° The event or objective result determining…

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Article L1242-14 of the French Labour Code

The provisions of the law, collective bargaining agreements and customary practice applicable to employees with permanent employment contracts also apply to employees with fixed-term contracts, with the exception of the provisions concerning termination of the employment contract.

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Article L1242-15 of the French Labour Code

The remuneration, within the meaning of Article L. 3221-3, received by an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract may not be less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employment contract with equivalent professional qualifications and performing the same duties.

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