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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-40

…onal du cinéma et de l'image animée with a view to the allocation of selective aid for the creation and modernisation of a film theatre. This programming commitment is appended to the aid agreement si…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-47

The reference price mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-45

Any substantial modification made by a cinema operator to an approved formula is subject to an amending approval issued for the remaining period of validity of the initial approval.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-49

…request must inform viewers of the category of audience for which the work or document is intended and, where applicable, of any warning that he or she has drawn up.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to film club screenings

Article D214-4

…article L. 214-1 is granted to a federation for all the associations and similar bodies affiliated to it, known as "ciné-clubs". The articles of association or internal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

…ench-speaking country" means any member state of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie and Algeria; 3° "European country" means a Member State of the European Union, a State party to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-42

…ion genre that score at least 18 points, including at least 7 points for the Dramatic Content group and at least two of its sub-groups, are deemed to meet the condition set out in b of 1 of II of arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-4

…ode, cinematographic or audiovisual works are considered to contribute to the development of French and European cinematographic and audiovisual creation and to its diversity if, significantly, taking…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…vely : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) Or when between 15% and 30% of the shoot…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-44

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 12 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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