French Labour Code (Article L.8221-6-1)
Article L.8221-6-1 of the French Labour Code defines independent contractors as follows: “is presumed to be an independent contractor, any individual whose working conditions are defined exclusively by himself or in a contract, in conjunction with his customer”. The French Labour Code also provides that individuals who are registered as self-employed service providers are presumed not to be linked to their customer with an employment contract in the execution of their activities. However, this is a refutable presumption, as the same article provides that the existence of an employment contract may however be established when the same registered individual provides services under conditions which place him in a permanent relationship of subordination with respect to his customer.