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Article L1225-4 of the French Labour Code

No employer may terminate an employee’s employment contract if she is medically pregnant, during all the periods of suspension of the employment contract to which she is entitled by virtue of maternity leave, whether or not she avails herself of this right, and by virtue of paid leave taken immediately after maternity leave, as well as during the ten weeks following the expiry of these periods.

However, the employer may terminate the contract if he can prove that the employee is guilty of serious misconduct unrelated to her pregnancy, or that it is impossible to continue the contract for reasons unrelated to pregnancy or childbirth. In this case, the termination of the employment contract may not take effect or be notified during the periods of suspension of the employment contract mentioned in the first paragraph.

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Article L1225-4

Aucun employeur ne peut rompre le contrat de travail d’une salariée lorsqu’elle est en état de grossesse médicalement constaté, pendant l’intégralité des périodes de suspension du contrat de travail auxquelles elle a droit au titre du congé de maternité, qu’elle use ou non de ce droit, et au titre des congés payés pris immédiatement après le congé de maternité ainsi que pendant les dix semaines suivant l’expiration de ces périodes.

Toutefois, l’employeur peut rompre le contrat s’il justifie d’une faute grave de l’intéressée, non liée à l’état de grossesse, ou de son impossibilité de maintenir ce contrat pour un motif étranger à la grossesse ou à l’accouchement. Dans ce cas, la rupture du contrat de travail ne peut prendre effet ou être notifiée pendant les périodes de suspension du contrat de travail mentionnées au premier alinéa.

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