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

Article 411-79

…the form of investment in producer's shares or in the form of a contract for the purchase of rights to make the work available to the public concluded with the production company before shooting is co…

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

Article 411-72

…tive financial aid is awarded for the production of quality short-length audiovisual works in order to improve their financing conditions and encourage their exposure on television and on-demand audio…

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

Article 411-78

To be eligible for selective financial support, short-length audiovisual works must receive an initial contribution from one or more television or on-demand audiovisual media service publishers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-708-1

…out the expert assessments mentioned in II of article L. 6152-4 during their service obligations up to a limit of two half-days per week, this period being calculated on average over a period of four…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the formation of a company dedicated to carrying out the project

Article L2213-7

…which the owner's shareholding may be changed, if the owner is incorporated as a company dedicated to the project. In particular, it sets out the procedures for informing the purchaser and, where app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76 A

Capital gains realised on the disposal of land for forestry use or forest stands are subject to income tax under the conditions set out in the articles 150 U to 150 VH when the activity of exploitatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article L343-7

…the professional identity card mentioned in article L. 7111-6 du code du travail may be authorised to access waiting areas.The taking of images and sound of foreign nationals, staff and people workin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-7

…the meaning of articles L. 2122-1, L. 2122-5 or L. 2122-9 may bring an action before a civil court to establish that several applicants for a job, an internship or a period of in-company training, or…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-7

Sums of a maintenance nature made available to the account holder pursuant to articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion to attachment for payment

Article R523-7

A creditor who obtains a writ of execution recording the existence of his claim shall serve on the garnishee a conversion deed which contains, under penalty of nullity : 1° A reference to the writ of…

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