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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-97

Any employee aged between sixteen and twenty-five who takes part in the call to prepare for defence is entitled to an exceptional one-day leave of absence. The sole purpose of this exceptional leave i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-98

No employer may terminate an employee's 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 perf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-99

Where the employment contract is terminated for another legitimate reason by one of the parties, the termination of the contract may not be notified or take effect during the period spent on national…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-1

…imation:1° Either the release of which in cinematographic theatres in France was scheduled for 2020 and could not take place due to measures banning the admission of the public to these theatres;2° Or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-10

…uding the communes remaining within whose territory the provisions of articles L. 761-5 to L. 761-7 and showing the communes that are excluded; 2° A list of the communes that are maintained within the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-9

…otice", the model for which is reproduced in appendix III-4 of this code, is displayed in a visible and indelible manner near the main entrances. This notice is duly completed by the owner or operator…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1071

…tempt to reconcile the parties. If a dispute is referred to him, he may propose a mediation measure and, after obtaining the agreement of the parties, appoint a family mediator to carry it out. The de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-10

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-102

…of decree no. 2008-436 of 6 May 2008 relating to the registration of homeopathic medicinal products and traditional herbal medicinal products, the period is counted from this date. However, the Direct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-101

…registration dossier. This information concerns in particular the assessment of the quality, safety and homeopathic use of the medicinal product in the case of homeopathic medicinal products, the risk…

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