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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General calculation methods

Article 311-39

When a reference work is made up of pre-existing audiovisual documents, the amounts are calculated according to, in particular, the nature and duration of these documents and the extent and duration o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-77

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of a live performance involving exceptional groupings of artists for a particular performance or consisting of the compilation of extracts fr…

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

Article 311-95

The application must be submitted at least one month before the date of the committee meeting at which the production company wishes it to be considered.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-70

Advances are reimbursed in the amount of 50% of the sums calculated in the following year(s) for the benefit of the beneficiary production companies.The part of the advances that is not reimbursed is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-54

The amount of the sums calculated and entered in the automatic audiovisual production account is notified to the production company each year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-66

Advances are subject to prior authorisation and final authorisation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-69

The amount of the advance may not exceed 90% of the sum to which the production company will be entitled when the work is included on the list of reference works. This sum is evaluated taking into acc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-74

Preparation grants are allocated up to a maximum of 40% of the sums available at the beginning of the current year in the automatic audiovisual production account.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-75

For a single audiovisual work, the amount of the sums invested may not exceed 40% of the amount of the preparation expenses and may not exceed €100,000. For audiovisual works belonging to the fiction…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-2

Any person of legal age may use one of the names provided for in the first and last paragraphs of article 311-21. With regard to minor children, this option is exercised by both parents exercising par…

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