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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-47

Cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the animation genre that score at least 36 points, including at least 9 points for the "Dramatic Content" group, are deemed to meet the condition set…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-51

…ximum of 31 points are allocated as follows: 1° At least 50% of the costs relating to storyboarding and/or the creation of sets and animation and/or 3D previsualisation are paid for by service provide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-48

…a French-speaking country, from a European country or of undetermined nationality; 3° The "Subject and story" sub-group will be awarded a total of 10 points, distributed as follows: a) The subject is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-50

Points relating to creators and creative collaborators are only awarded if the creators and creative collaborators are either French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, a S…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-49

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 23 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article D734-8

Article D. 131-25 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as amended by Decree no. 2007-1611 of 16 November 2007.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5a: On the transmission and enforcement of freezing orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 695-9-30-2

It shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in articles 695-9-22 and 695-9-24 of this Code for the application of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21-1

Judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers have jurisdiction within the territorial limits where they carry out their usual duties as well as within those where the judicial police o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20-1

…s of judicial police officer pursuant to article 16-1 A, active or retired national police officers and national gendarmerie military personnel who had the status of judicial police officer or agent d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144-2

Where release is ordered on the basis of the provisions of articles 143-1,144,144-1,145-2,145-3 or 706-24-3, but that it is likely to place the victim at risk, the court shall place the person under i…

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