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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-128

Projects are pre-selected by reading committees. The shortlisted projects are submitted to the genre film jury for selection.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-129

The decision to grant aid lapses if filming does not begin within a maximum of twenty-four months from the date of notification to the beneficiary. In exceptional circumstances, and at the reasoned re…

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

Article 211-124

The following works are eligible for support for the production of genre films:1° They meet the general conditions set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° They are in original French…

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

Article 211-125

The same project cannot benefit from both production aid for genre films and production aid before and after completion.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-12

Failing payment of the price or its deposit and payment of the costs, the sale is automatically cancelled. The defaulting buyer is required to pay the difference between his bid and the resale price,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R221-12

Where appropriate, the bailiff may take photographs of the items seized. These photographs are kept by the bailiff for the purpose of verifying the seized goods. They may only be disclosed when a disp…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R211-12

…R. 121-22 are not applicable. If it appears that neither the amo…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-12

In urgent cases, the enforcement judge may allow the summons to be served at the time he or she specifies, even from hour to hour and on public holidays.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-12

The direct payment procedure implemented by a body that owes family benefits ends, at the latest, at the end of the twenty-fourth monthly payment made by the garnishee. Subject to the provisions of th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-12

A copy of the inventory is delivered or served to the debtor and, where applicable, to the persons to whom property has been remitted. Under penalty of nullity, the copy delivered or served on the deb…

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