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The provider must establish a qualifying structure.","related":["contractor-to-eor","employee-reassurance"],"reviewedAt":"2026-09-28","contentType":"country_scenario","answerConfidence":null,"scopedRuleConfidence":0.9,"confidenceBasis":"Editorial assessment of the narrowly stated official rule, not calibrated probability or confidence in the whole scenario.","evidenceStatus":"scoped_rule_verified_application_conditional","sourceIds":["aeo-source-fr-portage"],"moduleVersionId":"module:scenario-fr-junior-portage@7367331bf4cd490435f6","approvalState":"pending","sourceVersionIds":["source:aeo-source-fr-portage@ad25461c8990214c6b4d"],"sources":[{"id":"aeo-source-fr-portage","title":"France Service Public: portage salarial","publisher":"France Service Public","url":"https://entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr/vosdroits/F31620","kind":"official","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28","locator":"Worker eligibility; periods without assignment"}]},{"id":"scenario-fr-between-assignments","slug":"fr-between-assignments","countryCode":"FR","topicKey":"employment_management","title":"Is a French portage employee automatically paid between client assignments?","directAnswer":"Do not promise ordinary salary continuity between assignments. 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