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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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-9

I. - The right to object provided for in Article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au portail électronique en ce qui con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-99

…r to detect in good time any defect likely to be the cause of dangerous situations or any lack of accessibility contrary to the conditions of provision or use determined pursuant to article R. 4323-97…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…entary dispositions in favour of foundations, congregations and associations with the capacity to receive donations and, in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, public religious establi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

…la distribution cinématographique, taking into account the appropriations allocated to the aids concerned and the number of works eligible for the increase.The increase applies to aids granted betwee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-9

The acquiring or new mutual insurance company shall be liable to creditors who do not have the status of members of the company or companies being acquired in place and stead of the latter, without su…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-41

The granting of this aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives and public companies.

Article L3323-9

The provisions of this Title as well as those governing cooperative production companies and agricultural cooperatives are adapted, by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, to make them applicable to these co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-91

The financing agreement concluded in application of IV of article L. 5213-2-1 may in particular involve the Fonds de développement pour l'insertion professionnelle des handicapés mentioned in article…

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