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Showing 401410 of 61016 articles for Art. CE 9-5-2019 n° 426431 and 426434

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-98

…contract of employment on the grounds that the employer or the employee is subject to national service obligations, or is called up for national service in performance of a commitment for the duration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-99

…ination of the contract may not be notified or take effect during the period spent on national service. These provisions do not apply if the purpose for which the employment contract was concluded exp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 912

The hereditary reserve is that part of the estate's assets and rights which the law ensures devolve free of encumbrances to certain heirs known as reservataires, if they are called to the succession a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 916

In the absence of a descendant and an undivorced surviving spouse, gifts by inter vivos deeds or wills may exhaust all assets.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 913

Deliveries, either by inter vivos deeds or by will, may not exceed half of the disposer's property, if he leaves only one child at his death; one-third, if he leaves two children; one-quarter, if he l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 917

…disposition by inter vivos deed or by will is of a usufruct or a life annuity the value of which exceeds the available portion, the heirs in whose favour the law makes a reservation, shall have the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Revitalisation of employment areas.

Article L1233-90

…maisons de l'emploi may participate, under conditions laid down by agreement with the companies concerned, in the implementation of measures relating to the revitalisation of employment areas.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L831-9

The summary visits provided for in articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 may be carried out throughout the territory of Mayotte.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R651-9

…Mayotte, subject to the adaptations provided for in this title: 1° In Article R. 610-1, the reference to Article R. 614-1 is deleted; 2° Article R. 614-1 is not applicable; 3° In Article R. 615-2, th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

The tax is calculated as follows1° For publishers of television services, the tax is calculated by applying a rate of 5.15% to the amount of annual payments and receipts, excluding value added tax, re…

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