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

Article 421-16

The production company has twelve months from the date of the decision to award the grant to submit the finalised version of the project to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, together…

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

Article 422-16

The author has two years for cinematographic projects and one year for other projects, from the date of the first payment, to submit the finished version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image…

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

Article 722-16

The amount of the direct allocation is set at:1° 40% of dubbing costs for each foreign version, up to a maximum of :- 70 per minute for two foreign versions per work chosen by the company;- €50 per mi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2193-16

When the subcontractor uses the public invoicing portal mentioned in article L. 2192-5, he submits his request for payment there without any further formality. The contractor has fifteen days from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-16

Goods likely to be warranted or represented by a storage receipt are compulsorily insured against fire by the general policies of the shop.However, for operators of general shops established in seapor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-16

The clerk's office shall summon each of the parties to the contestation hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-16

The laboratory is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of Article 175 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-16

Any operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction shall adjust the amount of cover it has taken out each year. It also revises this amount when particular circumstances are likely to modi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-16

When the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 6122-10 relating to renewal of authorisation are applied, the application is submitted as provided for in Article R. 6122-28. In this case, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-16

If the importer or downstream user is unable to provide all or part of the information referred to in Article R. 1342-15 within the time allowed, he shall inform the designated body referred to in Art…

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