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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-64

…ic work, the sums invested may not exceed 10% of the estimated cost of that work, up to a limit of €230,000. This limit is raised to €500,000 if the film is an animation. The option for production com…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-63

…1° Sums paid by production companies in return for options or assignments relating to the literary and artistic property rights of authors, including, where applicable, the authors of the original wo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-62

The investment of sums entered in their automatic cinema production account by production companies for the preparation of the production of long-term cinematographic works is subject to the issue of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-65

…may be paid on presentation of an option or assignment contract relating to the authors' literary and artistic property rights.The second instalment may be paid once the film has been registered in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-240-6

…ns the assets whose disposal would not be in the best interests of investors pursuant to Article L. 214-190-2-1 and the new specialised finance company have the same portfolio management company, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-2

The public prosecutor who, pursuant to article 63-8, orders the transfer of a person from police custody may have the person brought before him or before a delegate authorised in accordance with artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-6

…tform manager. The amending entry is accompanied by the number of the initial entry in the register and a reference to the date on which it is made. The amending entry will take effect from the date o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-2

With the prior agreement of the Minister of Justice and the consent of the other Member State(s) concerned, the competent judicial authority may set up a joint investigation team, either when it is ne…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-6

The rule set out in article D. 214-32-13 regarding the minimum amount of assets of unit trusts does not apply to funds covered by this paragraph.

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