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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-5

The term of office for members of the Board of Directors is three years. It may be renewed. The qualified person mentioned in 5° is appointed by order of the supervisory ministers. The staff represent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24-2

When the public prosecution for an offence that has caused harm to a victim is extinguished by the payment of a fixed fine for a misdemeanour, the victim may nevertheless ask the public prosecutor to…

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

Article 421-24

Enhanced development aid is paid to the production company as follows:- 80% at the time of the award decision;- 20% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the elemen…

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

Article 421-22

An application for enhanced development aid may be submitted by one or more authors provided that, at the time of its examination by the Commission des aides à l'innovation en documentaire, the applic…

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

Article 421-21

…d, the application for enhanced development aid must be submitted within five years of the decision to award the last of these aids.During the period in which the application is being examined, the pr…

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

Article 421-23

…and pre-editing, as well as proof of the expenses incurred, within eighteen months of the decision to grant the aid.In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned request of the production company,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

In the case of production, project development aid may not have the effect of bringing the total amount of public financial aid: 1° For feature-length cinematographic works and audiovisual works, to m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-4-3

For the application of this section, the competent local authorities and their groupings may, alone or jointly, grant aid for property investment and rental in compliance with Articles 107 and 108 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4124-3-4

A practitioner whose right to practise has been suspended may not resume practising unless the regional or inter-regional council has, at the request of the person concerned, arranged for a new assess…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

…211-3, public establishments are eligible for automatic financial assistance only. Their subsidiaries that have the status of production companies a…

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