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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Long- and short-length cinematographic works

Article D210-1

A feature-length film is one that is shown in cinemas for more than one hour.A 70mm film with at least eight perforations per image is considered to be a feature-length film if it is shown for more th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-12

The secretariat of the commission is provided by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Advertising films

Article D210-7

Cinematographic works of an advertising nature are shown in half-lit cinemas and exploited in return for screen hire granted by the exhibitor of a cinematographic establishment to the company distribu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Advertising films

Article D210-6

A cinematographic work of an advertising nature is one whose content is, directly or indirectly, intended to recommend to viewers the consumption of a product or the use of a service offered to the pu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article R210-1

The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-42 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 shall apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this book.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities.

Article R210-18

The publication formalities are carried out at the behest and under the responsibility of the legal representatives of the companies. Where a disclosure formality relating neither to the formation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-1

Commercial companies are registered in the Trade and Companies Register under the conditions defined in Book I. The application for registration is submitted after completion of the formalities for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-8

…gistration in the Trade and Companies Register, the formation of the company is advertised in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales, in accordance with Article R. 123-155.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Action for regularisation.

Article R210-13

If one or more statements required by law or the regulations are not included in the Articles of Association, the court shall order that they be completed under the same conditions as those required w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-3

When the other formalities for the formation of the company have been completed, a notice is inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the département of the registered office.…

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