I.-In order to enable apprentices to complete their training, in application of article L. 6221-1, part of their practical training may be provided in companies other than the one employing them, in particular in order to use equipment or techniques which are not used in the company employing them.
The apprentice’s stay in companies other than the one employing him may not exceed half of the in-company training time stipulated in the apprenticeship contract. The number of host companies other than the one employing the apprentice may not exceed two during the course of the same apprenticeship contract.
II – Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 6223-5, an apprenticeship supervisor is appointed in each host company.
For the purposes of applying article R. 6223-6 to each host company, the apprentice is taken into account when calculating the maximum number of apprentices per apprentice master.
The exemption from the ban on night work for apprentices, provided for in article L. 6222-26, is carried out under the responsibility of the apprenticeship master appointed within the host company.
III -For the application of 3° of I of article L. 6131-1, the apprentice is taken into account on a pro rata basis for the time worked in each host company.