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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-12

Where the employer asks the employee to modify the distribution of his working hours, even though the employment contract has not provided for the cases and nature of such modifications, the employee'…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Automatic processing of personal data known as the "Assisted return statistics and monitoring tool".

Article R142-39

The rights of access and rectification provided for by Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 may be exercised by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Automatic processing of personal data known as the "Assisted return statistics and monitoring tool".

Article R142-40

The right to object provided for in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply to the processing referred to in Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 639

It derives either from the natural situation of the premises, or from obligations imposed by law, or from agreements between owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 637

An easement is a charge imposed on an inheritance for the use and benefit of an inheritance belonging to another owner.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 638

The easement does not establish any pre-eminence of one inheritance over another.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Transfers of ownership of immovable property for valuable consideration

Article 683

I. - Civil and judicial deeds transferring ownership or usufruct of immovable property for valuable consideration are subject to land registration tax or registration duty at the rate provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Transfers of ownership of immovable property for valuable consideration

Article 684

Exchanges of immovable property are subject to land registration tax or 5% registration duty. The tax or duty is levied on the value of one of the shares where there is no return. If there is a return…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Transfers of ownership of immovable property for valuable consideration

Article 682

In the absence of a deed, transfers for valuable consideration of real estate or real estate rights are subject to registration duties at the rate provided for transactions of the same nature giving r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 6

1. Each taxpayer is liable to income tax on the basis of both his personal profits and income and those of his children and persons considered to be his dependants within the meaning of the articles 1…

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