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Chapter II: Employment contract and working conditions

Article D6222-1 of the French Labour Code

The exceptions to the upper age limit provided for in article L. 6222-2, apply under the following conditions: 1° For the derogations provided for in 1° and 2°, the age of the apprentice at the time the contract is signed is no more than thirty-five years; 2° For the derogations provided for in 1° and 2°, the apprenticeship contract must be signed within a maximum of one year after the…

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Article R6222-1-1 of the French Labour Code

In application of the third paragraph of article L. 6222-1, young people who reach the age of fifteen before the end of the calendar year may be enrolled, under school status, in a vocational lycée or in an apprentice training centre to begin their training, under the following conditions: 1° The student has completed the first cycle of secondary education ; 2° The student is enrolled either in a vocational…

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Article R6222-3 of the French Labour Code

The apprenticeship contract specifies : 1° The full name of the employer or the name of the company ; 2° The number of employees in the company, within the meaning of article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code; 3° The diploma or qualification being prepared by the apprentice; 4° The surname, first name and date of birth of the apprenticeship supervisor; 5° A certificate from the employer stating that…

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Article R6222-4 of the French Labour Code

The apprenticeship contract sets the salary payable to the apprentice for each of the years of the contract or the apprenticeship period. This wage may not be less than the rates set out in articles D. 6222-26 to 6222-32. Where benefits in kind are granted, the contract sets the conditions under which they are deducted from the salary, within the limits laid down by decree.

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Article R6222-6 of the French Labour Code

The duration of the apprenticeship contract or period may be reduced or extended by the agreement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1, after assessment by the apprentice training centre of the apprentice’s initial level of skills or acquired skills. The agreement may not result in the duration of the apprenticeship contract or period being less than six months or more than three years. In the case…

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Article R6222-8 of the French Labour Code

The tripartite agreement provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 6222-7-1 is concluded without prejudice to compliance with the obligations laid down by the certifying body for registration for the vocational diploma or qualification mentioned in the apprenticeship contract.

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Article R6222-9 of the French Labour Code

The tripartite agreement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1 is not required in the cases provided for in articles L. 6222-11 and L. 6222-12-1, in 2° of article L. 6222-37 and in 1° of article L. 6222-40.

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