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Article L1262-1 of the French Labour Code

An employer established outside France may temporarily second employees to France, provided that an employment contract exists between the employer and the employee and that their employment relationship continues during the period of secondment. The secondment is carried out : 1° Either on behalf and under the direction of the employer, under a contract concluded between the latter and the recipient of the service established or operating in France ;…

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Article L1262-2 of the French Labour Code

Provided that an employment contract exists between the temporary employment undertaking and the employee and that their employment relationship continues during the period of secondment, an undertaking carrying out temporary employment activities established outside national territory may temporarily second employees: 1° To a user undertaking established on national territory; 2° To a user undertaking established outside national territory and temporarily carrying out an activity on national territory. The provisions of…

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Article L1262-2-1 of the French Labour Code

I.-An employer who posts one or more employees, under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 and article L. 1262-2, must submit a declaration, prior to the posting, to the Labour Inspectorate of the place where the service begins. II – The employer referred to in I of this article shall appoint a representative of the company on national territory, responsible for liaising with the…

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Article L1262-2-2 of the French Labour Code

The conditions under which the employers referred to in articles L. 1262-1 and L. 1262-2 are required to transmit, by electronic means, the declaration referred to in I of article L. 1262-2-1 of this code or the certificate referred to in article L. 1331-1-1 of the transport code are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés.

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Article L1262-3 of the French Labour Code

An employer may not rely on the provisions applicable to the secondment of employees when, in the State in which it is established, it carries out activities relating solely to internal or administrative management, or when its activity is carried out on national territory on a regular, stable and continuous basis. In particular, he may not rely on these provisions when his activity involves seeking out and canvassing customers or…

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Article L1262-4 of the French Labour Code

I.-The employer temporarily seconding an employee to the national territory guarantees him equal treatment with employees employed by companies in the same branch of activity established on the national territory, by ensuring compliance with the legal provisions and contractual stipulations applicable to employees employed by companies in the same branch of activity established on the national territory, in terms of labour legislation, with regard to the following matters: 1° Individual…

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Article L1262-4-1 of the French Labour Code

I.-A client or project owner who enters into a contract with a service provider who posts employees, under the conditions mentioned in articles L. 1262-1 and L. 1262-2, shall check with the latter, before the posting begins, that it has fulfilled the obligations mentioned in I and II of article L. 1262-2-1. If his co-contractor has not provided him with a copy of the declaration referred to in I of…

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Article L1262-4-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L. 1262-4-1 does not apply to individuals who contract with a service provider established outside France for their personal use, that of their spouse, their partner in a civil solidarity pact, their cohabitee or their ascendants or descendants.

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Article L1262-4-3 of the French Labour Code

The client or instructing party, informed in writing by one of the control officers mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2 of the partial or total non-payment of the legal or contractual minimum wage due to the employee, posted within the meaning of article L. 1261-3, by its co-contractor, by a direct or indirect subcontractor or by a co-contractor of a subcontractor, immediately enjoins, in writing, this subcontractor or this co-contractor, as…

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Article L1262-4-4 of the French Labour Code

When a seconded employee is the victim of an accident at work, a declaration is sent to the Labour Inspectorate of the place where the accident occurred. This declaration is made, within a time limit and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, by : 1° The employer, when the employee is seconded in accordance with the procedures mentioned in 3° of article L….

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