No one may be taken on as an apprentice unless they are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-nine at the start of the apprenticeship. However, young people aged at least fifteen may begin an apprenticeship contract if they can prove that they have completed the first cycle of secondary education. Young people who reach the age of fifteen before the end of the calendar year may be enrolled in…
The age limit of twenty-nine is not applicable in the following cases: 1° When the proposed contract or period of apprenticeship follows on from a previously completed contract or period of apprenticeship and leads to a higher level of qualification than that obtained at the end of the previous contract or period of apprenticeship; 2° When the apprenticeship contract has been terminated for reasons beyond the apprentice’s control or as…
A decree shall determine the conditions for application of the derogations provided for in Article L. 6222-2, in particular the maximum period within which the apprenticeship contract referred to in 1° of that same Article must be signed after the previous contract has expired. Other measures for the application of this sub-section are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The apprenticeship contract is a written contract containing mandatory clauses and information. It is signed by both contracting parties before the apprentice is taken on.
Where a minor apprentice is employed by an ascendant, the apprenticeship contract is replaced by a declaration signed by the employer. This declaration is treated in all respects as an apprenticeship contract. It includes an undertaking to comply with the conditions laid down in articles : 1° L. 6221-1, relating to the definition and legal status of the contract ; 2° L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3, relating to the conditions…
By way of derogation from article L. 6221-1 and the second paragraph of article L. 6222-4 and in order to carry out seasonal activities within the meaning of 3° of article L. 1242-2, two employers may jointly conclude an apprenticeship contract with any person eligible for this contract pursuant to articles L. 6222-1 and L. 6222-2. By way of derogation from article L. 6211-1, the aim of this contract may…
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.
Apprenticeship contracts may be concluded for a limited period or for an indefinite period. Where it is concluded for an indefinite period, the contract begins with the apprenticeship period, during which it is governed by this Title. At the end of this period, the contractual relationship is governed by Titles II and III of Book II of Part One, with the exception of Article L. 1221-19.
The duration of the apprenticeship contract, when it is concluded for a limited period, or of the apprenticeship period, when the apprenticeship contract is concluded for an indefinite period, varies between six months and three years, subject to the cases of extension provided for in Article L. 6222-11. It is equal to the duration of the training cycle preparing for the qualification which is the subject of the contract, which…
In the event of failure to obtain the diploma or professional qualification in question, the apprenticeship may be extended for a maximum of one year: 1° Either by extending the initial contract or the apprenticeship period; 2° Or by signing a new contract with another employer under conditions laid down by decree.
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