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Article D1225-16 of the French Labour Code

The maximum period during which an employee may take parental leave for the same child and per illness, accident or disability is set at three years.

If the leave is split, the minimum duration of each period of leave is half a day.

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Article D1225-16

La période maximale pendant laquelle un salarié peut pour un même enfant et par maladie, accident ou handicap bénéficier des jours de congé de présence parentale est fixée à trois ans.

En cas de fractionnement du congé, la durée minimale de chaque période de congé est d’une demi-journée.

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