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

Article 422-10

Selective financial aid is awarded to authors for writing an elaborate version of projects for works that contribute to the objectives mentioned in article…

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

Article 422-16

The author has two years for cinematographic projects and one year for other projects, from the date of the first payment, to submit the finished version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image…

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

Article 421-7

…ceived five development or enhanced development aids for projects that have not yet been paid in full.

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

Article 422-12

…d:1° At least one feature-length cinematographic work that has been approved for theatrical release and selected at a festival;2° At least one short-length cinematographic work that has been approved…

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

Article 916-42

…g the documents mentioned in 2° of article 916-43 on the basis of the criteria mentioned in a of 1° and in c and f of 2° of article 916-40;2° It interviews the companies or organisations whose project…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-42

…provided for in article 223-9 awarded under an annual distribution programme during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works over…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-49

…refusing approval, refer the matter to the Criminal Appeals Chamber for a ruling on the recognition and enforcement of the sentencing decision.

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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

…ersonal 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 family (AEM), referred to in Arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-42

…e permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26, resides outside France, the decision to issue this permit is taken by the diplomatic or c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-42

…pporteur reads out the report, which analyses, in complete independence, the subject of the request and the factual and legal elements presented by the parties, and mentions the elements likely to enl…

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