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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 721-7

…sales contracts and the collection of the corresponding royalties, is carried out by corporate officers or employees working within the stable and permanent establishment in France of the foreign sal…

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

Article 723-7

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à la distribution internationale des cinémas du monde.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-7

The withdrawal of the certificate referred to in Article 764-6 constitutes withdrawal of the request for recognition and monitoring and prevents the alternative penalty or probation measure from being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-7

When a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision including a treatment order is to undergo a custodial sentence, he or she shall serve this sentence in a prison provided for by the third paragrap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Training eligible under the personal training account

Article D6323-8

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6321-1, preparation for the theory test of the Highway Code and the practical test of the driving licence authorising driving of vehicles in catego…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-8

…ble to the public under contractual arrangements agreed between the parties, so that everyone can access it from the place and at the time they choose.The first paragraph is not applicable to the exce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 83

…benefits in money or in kind granted:1° Social security contributions, including:a) Old-age insurance contributions paid in exercise of the redemption options provided for in articles L. 351-14-1 of…

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

Article 411-89

…post-production support, the works must have been the subject of an application for an exhibition licence or have obtained one during the year of the application for support or during the calendar yea…

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

Article 411-87

Selective financial aid is awarded after completion to production companies and directors to reward the quality of the production of short films and audiovisual works.

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

Article 411-88

…the aid are the directors alone when the short cinematographic or audiovisual works have been produced by associations or individuals, provided that these works have been selected or broadcast under…

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