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

Article 411-50

If the production company has never received production programme support, the committee may propose to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée that project development sup…

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

Article 411-52

…sition, within the limits set out in article…

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

Article 411-53

…f a work: the sum requested is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 85% of the total amount requested, is paid at the time the application is made. The balance is paid a…

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

Article 411-51

The aid is allocated for the entire programme in the form of a financial envelope, the amount of which is used by the beneficiary for the production or development of the works making up the programme…

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

Article 511-11

…ing on the artistic and heritage interest of the project, the economic conditions under which it is carried out, the prospects for distribution of the film and the form of aid, the amount of aid may r…

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

Article 511-10

…a decision to award a grant, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may call on individuals recognised for their expertise in the conservation, restoration and promotion of…

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

Article 511-12

…tics of the work, its distribution prospects and the economic conditions under which the project is carried out.The aid is the subject of an agreement concluded with the beneficiary.This agreement set…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notification of the contract

Article R2182-5

The contracts of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments take effect on the date of receipt of notification of the contract to the contractor, subject to compliance with the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-5

The technical specifications are chosen by reference to standards or other equivalent documents available to candidates. The standards or documents must be marked "or equivalent" and chosen in the fol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Signing the concession contract

Article R3125-5

The concession contract may be signed electronically, in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this Code.

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