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Article D1225-11-1 of the French Labour Code

The adoption leave provided for in article L. 1225-37 begins no earlier than seven days before the child’s arrival at home and ends no later than eight months after that date.

The periods of leave referred to in article L. 1225-37 may be split into two periods of at least twenty-five days each.

Where the period of leave is divided between the two parents in application of article L. 1225-40, it may be split for each parent into two periods, each lasting at least twenty-five days.

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Article D1225-11-1

Le congé d’adoption prévu à l’article L. 1225-37 débute au plus tôt sept jours avant l’arrivée de l’enfant au foyer et se termine au plus tard dans les huit mois suivant cette date.


Les périodes de congé mentionnées à l’article L. 1225-37 peuvent être fractionnées en deux périodes d’une durée minimale de vingt-cinq jours chacune.


Lorsque la période de congé est répartie entre les deux parents en application de l’article L. 1225-40, elle peut être fractionnée pour chaque parent en deux périodes, d’une durée minimale de vingt-cinq jours chacune.

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