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Article L3121-56 of the French Labour Code

Any employee may enter into an individual agreement for a fixed number of hours per week or per month.

An individual agreement for a fixed number of hours over the year may be concluded, within the limit of the number of hours set in application of 3° of I of article L. 3121-64:

1° Managers whose duties do not require them to follow the collective timetable applicable to the workshop, department or team to which they belong;

2° Employees who have genuine autonomy in the organisation of their working hours.

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Article L3121-56

Tout salarié peut conclure une convention individuelle de forfait en heures sur la semaine ou sur le mois.

Peuvent conclure une convention individuelle de forfait en heures sur l’année, dans la limite du nombre d’heures fixé en application du 3° du I de l’article L. 3121-64 :

1° Les cadres dont la nature des fonctions ne les conduit pas à suivre l’horaire collectif applicable au sein de l’atelier, du service ou de l’équipe auquel ils sont intégrés ;

2° Les salariés qui disposent d’une réelle autonomie dans l’organisation de leur emploi du temps.

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