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Article L1221-2 of the French Labour Code

An employment contract of indefinite duration is the normal and general form of employment relationship.

However, an employment contract may include a term fixed with precision at the time of its conclusion or resulting from the achievement of the purpose for which it is concluded in the cases and under the conditions mentioned in Title IV relating to fixed-term employment contracts.

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Article L1221-2

Le contrat de travail à durée indéterminée est la forme normale et générale de la relation de travail.

Toutefois, le contrat de travail peut comporter un terme fixé avec précision dès sa conclusion ou résultant de la réalisation de l’objet pour lequel il est conclu dans les cas et dans les conditions mentionnés au titre IV relatif au contrat de travail à durée déterminée.

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