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

Article 433-7

…lments:1° The first instalment is paid when the aid is granted. It corresponds to 70% of the amount;2° The balance is paid after presentation, no later than eighteen months after the decision to grant…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

A fine of 1,500 euros shall be imposed for obstructing access to, or the reading or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than tho…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-21

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies for the production of works that contribute to the objectives mentioned in Article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-5

…the I of Article L. 711-3, in point III of the same Article and in Articles L. 715-4 and L. 715-9; 2° Claims for forfeiture based on articles L. 714-5, L. 714-6, L. 715-5 and L. 715-10. II - Other ci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Monitoring the state of health of mannequins in the workplace

Article R7123-4

The information and prevention visit provided for in articles R. 4624-10 to R. 4624-21 and the fitness medical examination provided for in articles R. 4624-23 to R. 4624-27 are carried out by the occu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-3

…ing criteria: 1° A cinematographic work that is research-based or new in the cinematographic field; 2° A cinematographic work that has undeniable qualities but has not obtained the audience it deserve…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-28

Subject to any right of use that the third party may have over the seized property, the execution judge may order, on application, at any time and even before the start of the seizure operations, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-266

…referred to in articles R. 123-103 and R. 123-104, within the deadlines set by these same articles; 2° The deeds, deliberations or decisions referred to in articles R. 123-105 to R. 123-109, within th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 800

…benefited, on the part of the deceased, from an unregistered or undeclared gift or manual donation;2° Persons other than those referred to in 1° where the gross assets of the succession are less than…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-15

…ion on their honour in which they undertake to respect the principles governing the French Republic;2° Diplomas or certifications attesting to their command of French at a level equal to or higher tha…

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