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

Article 421-13

To be eligible for development aid, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of their direct…

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

Article 421-10

The author has twelve months from the date of the decision to award the grant to submit the developed version of the project to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. He/she is exempt fro…

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

Article 421-15

Applications for development aid must be submitted within one year of the decision to award writing aid for the project, unless a derogation is granted on the grounds of exceptional circumstances, ext…

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

Article 421-7

A production company may not submit an application for development aid or an application for enhanced development aid if it has already received five development or enhanced development aids for proje…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 721-4

To be eligible for aid for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad, companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Automatic processing of personal data entitled "Support for assessing the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their family".

Article R142-42

The automated processing of personal data to support the assessment of the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their fami…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L7125-4

Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat shall, where necessary, lay down the detailed rules for the application of this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Buildings

Article R1331-49

The demolition of a building is preceded by a rat and pigeon control operation.If this demolition reveals the presence of dangerous solid or liquid products, in particular vats or tanks containing fla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Buildings

Article R1331-48

Green walls and roofs are designed to prevent plants and their containers from falling over, openings from becoming blocked and any excess humidity that could create the risk of short circuits or enco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Buildings

Article R1331-47

Roofs and terraces, walls and their renderings, partitions, ceilings, floors, windows, skylights, doors, meter locations and pipe and network ducts are regularly maintained to prevent water seepage an…

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