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Article L6211-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

Apprenticeship is a form of alternating education combining : 1° Training in one or more companies, based on the performance of one or more professional activities directly related to the qualification covered by the contract between the apprentice and the employer ; 2° tuition provided during working hours in an apprentice training centre, some or all of which may be provided by distance learning. The duration of training in the…

Article L6211-3 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

I.-The region may contribute to the financing of apprentice training centres where this is justified by regional planning and economic development needs that it identifies. It may : 1° With regard to operating costs, increase the funding of apprenticeship contracts provided by skills operators, under the conditions set out in article L. 6332-14 ; 2° For capital expenditure, pay grants. II-The amount of operating and investment expenditure committed and mandated,…

Article L6211-4 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Chambers of Trades and Crafts and the Chambers of Agriculture exercise their powers in respect of apprenticeships within the framework of this Book. They participate in initial or continuing vocational training, in particular through the public and private educational establishments that they create, manage or finance. They contribute to the development of apprenticeships by carrying out the following tasks: 1° Assisting companies that…

Article L6221-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

An apprenticeship contract is a special type of employment contract between an apprentice or their legal representative and an employer. As well as paying a salary, the employer undertakes to provide the apprentice with full vocational training, some of which is given in the company and some in an apprentice training centre or apprenticeship section. In return, the apprentice undertakes, with a view to his training, to work for the…

Article L6221-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

No financial consideration may be requested from either the apprentice or his legal representative when the apprenticeship contract is concluded, submitted or terminated, or from the employer when the apprenticeship contract is submitted.

Article L6222-1 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

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…

Article L6222-2 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

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…

Article L6222-3 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

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.

Article L6222-4 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

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.

Article L6222-5 of the French Labour Code

November 6, 2023

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…

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Article L6211-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L6211-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L6211-4 of the French Labour Code

Article L6221-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L6221-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L6222-1 of the French Labour Code

Article L6222-2 of the French Labour Code

Article L6222-3 of the French Labour Code

Article L6222-4 of the French Labour Code

Article L6222-5 of the French Labour Code

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