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Article D1242-1 of the French Labour Code

Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2, the sectors of activity in which fixed-term contracts may be concluded for jobs for which it is common practice not to use open-ended contracts due to the nature of the activity carried out and the temporary nature of these jobs are as follows: 1° Forestry operations ; 2° Ship repair ; 3° Removals ; 4° Hotels and restaurants, leisure and holiday centres; 5°…

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Article D1242-2 of the French Labour Code

Any employer, with the exception of the agricultural professions, may enter into a fixed-term employment contract, pursuant to 1° of article L. 1242-3, with a person aged over 57 who has been registered for more than three months as a jobseeker or benefiting from a personalised redeployment agreement, in order to facilitate his or her return to employment and enable him or her to acquire additional rights with a view…

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Article D1242-3 of the French Labour Code

Pursuant to 2° of article L. 1242-3, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded where the employer undertakes to provide additional vocational training to: 1° Candidates undertaking a training course with a view to gaining access to an educational establishment; 2° Pupils or former pupils of an educational establishment undertaking an application training course; 3° Foreigners coming to France with a view to acquiring additional vocational training; 4° Beneficiaries of…

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Article D1242-5 of the French Labour Code

The exemptions referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1242-6 are granted by the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment under the conditions set out in Articles D. 4154-2 to D. 4154-6.

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