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Showing 181190 of 29475 articles for Art. Décret 2022-1691 du 28-12-2022

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…upon by the company under the conditions laid down in Article 331 of the French Code of Civil Procedure. All the members referred to in Article L. 236-40 who have an interest in the transfer of their…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-28

…to grant the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in particular…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-28

…ts for the marketing of a feature-length cinematographic work eligible for financial support for production from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must, within six months of the theat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D112-28

The list of categories of acts published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée is set by order of the Minister for Culture.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Classification committees

Article R211-28

Members of the Classification Committee may attend meetings of classification committees in an advisory capacity.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R212-28

Each year, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée draws up a list of approved programming groups and agreements as well as the cinemas that are members.Any interested part…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-28

The Expert Committee may only validly deliberate if at least three of its members are present.

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

Article 212-28

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the grant, is paid when the grant is awarded. The ba…

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

Article 231-28

Cinema operators may submit an application for a first classification in year n+1 in the following cases:1° Opening of the cinema between 1st January and 31st December of year n-1;2° Refusal to classi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-28

…The number and quality of cinematographic works actually distributed by the distribution companies during the previous year, the forecast distribution activity for the current year, the characteristi…

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