Section 3: Renewal of the contract.

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the maximum number of renewals possible for a fixed-term employment contract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company. The conditions for renewal are stipulated in the contract or are the subject of an amendment submitted to the employee before the term initially provided…

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1243-13, the fixed-term employment contract may be renewed twice for a fixed term. The duration of the renewal or, where applicable, of the two renewals, added to the duration of the initial contract, may not exceed the maximum duration provided for by the stipulations of the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application…