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Showing 10411050 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Reporting obligations

Article 982

…axpayers shall mention the gross value and the net taxable value of the assets mentioned in article 965 on the annual declaration provided for in article 170. They attach to this declaration schedules…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 955

A donation inter vivos may only be revoked on the grounds of ingratitude in the following cases: 1° If the donee has made an attempt on the donor's life; 2° If he has been guilty of abuse, offences or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-95

The employment contract of an employee called up for national service in application of Book II of the National Service Code is suspended for the duration of active national service. When they know th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: National service.

Article L3142-96

The provisions of article L. 3142-95 are applicable, when they are sent home, to persons who, having completed their active service, have been retained on national service.

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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 Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 95

1. Declarations must be made in writing except where, in application of Community regulations in force, an oral declaration is substituted.1 bis. In the cases for which the list and conditions of appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…the modernisation of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on the basis of the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit communautaire dans le…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 91

…st third parties, who may only obtain their rectification or annulment, in accordance with articles 99 and 99-1 of this code.

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