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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Direct production allowances for parity between women and men

Article 211-80

…legal representative of the production company or person acting as producer: 1 point;- director: 2 points;- scriptwriter: 1 point;- production manager: 1 point;- director of photography: 1 point;-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-88

…bsidies for the creation of digital subtitling and audio description files: 1° Be French-initiated; 2° Have given rise to the issue of production approval during the calendar year preceding that in wh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-89

…atographic works have been produced in a foreign language and have not been dubbed into French, aid may be granted solely for the creation of a digital subtitling file and the adaptation of this file…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Direct production allowances for parity between women and men

Article 211-83

Direct subsidies are subject to the same payment and repayment conditions as investment subsidies for production, of which they are an accessory.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-21

The appeals referred to in article R. 411-19 shall be lodged within one month of notification of the decisions in question.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-21

…the training courses eligible for the personal training account are those mentioned in article L. 6323-6.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Freedom to provide services

Article L211-20

…tate of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may carry on in France the activities referred to in I ofArticle L. 211-1. All the rules laid down i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-2

…or General of the Institut shall have the effect of a judgment within the meaning of Article L. 111-3 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures. The decision of the Director General of the Institute…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-23-2

The extension of the work integration grant and, if it is for a fixed term, of the employment contract for which the grant is awarded, is subject to an assessment of the actions carried out during the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HJ

…on-compliance with the condition of exclusivity of their activity, the companies defined in Article 238 bis HE must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has n…

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