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Showing 73817390 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-12

Short-length cinematographic works are made with the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they are…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-16

The application for investment approval must be submitted before filming begins.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-17

The production company has a period of two years from the date of notification of the investment approval or the financing authorisation for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence.In…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-14

The investment of sums entered in the automatic cinema production account under 1° of article…

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

Article 412-13

Aid for the programming of short cinematographic works is awarded in consideration of : 1° The cinematographic establishment's membership of an organisation that organises and promotes the screening o…

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

Article 621-17

Selective grants are awarded to help cover the following expenses, corresponding to work carried out in France by companies established in France:1° Expenses for digital visual effects;2° Expenses rel…

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

Article 621-19

Grants are awarded and their amount is determined by taking into consideration:1° The quality and originality of the visual proposal;2° The appropriateness of the technical choices relating to visual…

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

Article 621-15

Selective financial aid is awarded to delegated production companies that, through the use of digital visual effects, contribute to the renewal of visual creation and the enhancement of works on the i…

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

Article 621-10

In the event of any difficulty in assessing the nature of the technique used in order to determine whether it falls within the scope of digital visual effects or animation techniques that may give ris…

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

Article 621-16

The following are eligible for selective aid: 1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works for which one of the aids provid…

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