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Article L1142-3 of the French Labour Code

Any clause in a collective labour agreement or contract of employment which reserves the benefit of any measure whatsoever to one or more employees on the grounds of sex shall be null and void.

However, these provisions do not apply where the purpose of the clause is to apply provisions relating to :

1° Protection of pregnancy and maternity, as provided for in articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 ;

2° Prohibition of prenatal and postnatal employment, as provided for in article L. 1225-29;

3° breastfeeding, as provided for in articles L. 1225-30 to L. 1225-33;

4° Resignation by an employee in a medically certified state of pregnancy, as provided for in article L. 1225-34;

5° Paternity leave and childcare leave, as provided for in Articles L. 1225-35 and L. 1225-36;

6° Adoption leave, as provided for in articles L. 1225-37 to L. 1225-45.

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Article L1142-3

Est nulle toute clause d’une convention ou d’un accord collectif de travail ou d’un contrat de travail qui réserve le bénéfice d’une mesure quelconque, à un ou des salariés, en considération du sexe.

Toutefois, ces dispositions ne sont pas applicables lorsque cette clause a pour objet l’application des dispositions relatives :

1° A la protection de la grossesse et de la maternité, prévues aux articles L. 1225-1 à L. 1225-28 ;

2° A l’interdiction d’emploi prénatal et postnatal, prévues à l’article L. 1225-29 ;

3° A l’allaitement, prévues aux articles L. 1225-30 à L. 1225-33 ;

4° A la démission de la salariée en état de grossesse médicalement constaté, prévues à l’article L. 1225-34 ;

5° Au congé de paternité et d’accueil de l’enfant, prévues aux articles L. 1225-35 et L. 1225-36 ;

6° Au congé d’adoption, prévues aux articles L. 1225-37 à L. 1225-45.

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