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

Article 212-20

Screenwriting grants are intended for projects presented in the form of a synopsis, developed synopsis or treatment.

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

Article 231-20

The amount of aid, resulting from the application of…

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

Article 312-20

To be eligible for aid for co-writing international co-production projects, authors must be:1° French nationals or equivalent;2° Nationals of a Member State of the Organisation Internationale de la Fr…

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

Article 321-20

I.-When the pre-production of a project is carried out solely by one or more legal entities established in France, at least 50% of the pre-production expenditure mentioned in article…

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

Article 421-20

Support for enhanced development will not be granted for projects that are the subject of a contract for the purchase of broadcasting rights by a television service publisher on the date they are exam…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-20

A member whose request for disclosure of documents submitted pursuant to article L. 326-5, may refer the matter to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The supervisory body issues a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-20

The Articles of Association organise the management and determine the powers of the managers under the conditions provided by l'article 11 de la loi du 29 novembre 1966.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-20

The Union nationale is administered by : 1° The General Meeting; 2° The Board of Directors; 3° The Executive Committee; 4° The General Manager.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-20

The time limit for examining an application for a substantial amendment is set at thirty-five days from receipt of all the information required concerning this application.Where the Director General o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-202

Unless otherwise stipulated and with the exception of articles R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-42, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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