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

Article 212-8

The amount of the direct grant is set at €10,000 per project.If there is more than one author for the same project, this amount is divided between the authors on the basis of the agreements between th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12°: Reunification of usufruct with bare ownership

Article 1133

Subject to the provisions of article 1020, the reunification of the usufruct with the bare ownership does not give rise to any tax or duty where such reunification takes place by the expiry of the tim…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval of investments

Article 211-43

The application for investment approval may initially only be submitted by the delegated production company. This application may be submitted until the cinema exhibition licence has been issued. Howe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-2

…bling them to supervise activities taking place in a specific environment, as defined in article R. 212-7, must satisfy the technical requirements prior to entering the training course or registering…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-4

…or third parties, in the exercise of activities in a specific environment, as defined in article R. 212-7, may be excluded from the validation of acquired experience or be subject to special restricti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-1

Validation of experience is carried out by the jury defined in article A. 212-113.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-3

…didates whose applications are declared admissible, in accordance with the provisions of article A. 212-114-2, must submit their complete application (first and second parts) to the selection board fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-5

The jury proposes that the tests be validated to the Regional Director for Youth, Sport and the Voluntary Sector, who will notify the candidate of his decision.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Provisions common to both parts of Chapter II.

Article 1527

The advantages that either spouse may derive from the clauses of a community agreement, as well as those that may result from the commingling of movables or debts, are not regarded as gifts. However,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-7

However, if the public prosecutor has reason to believe that the confiscation of a specific item of property involves action in several States, or that one or more items covered by the confiscation or…

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