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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for auditing accounts and management

Article R321-28

To carry out the task mentioned in 1° of Article L. 327-1, the Enforcement Board shall draw up its annual work programme on a proposal from its Chairman. An inspection not provided for in this program…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-27

When the supervisory board wishes to hear a person pursuant to III of article L. 327-11, the interested party is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days bef…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-26

I. - The requests referred to in articles L. 327-6 and L. 327-13 shall be made by letter delivered against signature or any other means capable of establishing proof of the date of referral, including…

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

Article 222-20

…mation, at the earliest three months before the release date of the cinematographic work in cinemas;2° When it has definitive information, at the latest seven months after the release date of the cine…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2-2

When the misleading commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 have been committed as part of an organised gang, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-2 is increased…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Measures to assist production companies

Article 917-2

The calculation rates are set at :- 223.74% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €9,225,000;- 85.02% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-2

Decrees granting acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement may be revoked with the assent of the Conseil d'Etat within two years of their publication in the Journal officiel if the applicant does n…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 212-2

Automatic financial aid is awarded in the form of direct grants to support the conception and development of long-term film projects.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 211-23

Automatic financial support for the production and preparation of feature films involves the allocation of investment grants and direct grants.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 231-2

…inematographic works, as defined in articles…

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