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Article L3142-98 of the French Labour Code

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 performance of a commitment for the duration of the war, or recalled for national service in any capacity whatsoever.

However, the employer may terminate the contract if he can prove serious misconduct on the part of the employee concerned, unrelated to the obligations set out in the first paragraph, or if he finds it impossible to continue the contract for a reason unrelated to these obligations.

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Article L3142-98

Aucun employeur ne peut rompre le contrat de travail d’un salarié au motif que lui-même ou le salarié se trouve astreint aux obligations du service national, ou se trouve appelé au service national en exécution d’un engagement pour la durée de la guerre, ou rappelé au service national à un titre quelconque.

Toutefois, l’employeur peut rompre le contrat s’il justifie d’une faute grave de l’intéressé, non liée aux obligations du premier alinéa, ou s’il se trouve dans l’impossibilité de maintenir le contrat pour un motif étranger à ces obligations.

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