The contract referred to in 2° of article L. 7331-2 may include a trial period, the duration of which, including renewals, may not exceed eight months.
Where the parties have previously entered into a business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity, as provided for inarticle L. 127-1 of the Commercial Code, or any other contract, the duration of these contracts is deducted from the duration provided for in the first paragraph of this article.