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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

…bligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan: 1° The persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, whose total assets, assessed in accordance with the provisions of Title V of Book III, hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conflict of laws relating to parentage

Article 311-17

A voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or maternity is valid if it was made in accordance with either the personal law of its author or the personal law of the child.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conflict of laws relating to parentage

Article 311-15

However, if the child and his father and mother or one of them have their habitual residence in France, whether common or separate, possession of status produces all the consequences that flow from it…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conflict of laws relating to parentage

Article 311-14

Parentage is governed by the personal law of the mother on the day of the child's birth; if the mother is unknown, by the personal law of the child.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission for aid to music videos

Article 311-110

A specialised committee is responsible for giving an opinion on applications for selective financial aid for music video production.This committee is made up of twelve members, including a chairman, a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the method of distribution

Article 311-7

Audiovisual works eligible for automatic and selective financial support are works intended:1° Either for initial broadcast on a television service;2° Or for initial availability to the public on an o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

To be eligible for financial support, audiovisual works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances must be produced by delegated production companies that:1° In the case of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-33

The application for registration must state the title, genre and duration of the work in question.It must be accompanied by:1° Either a broadcast certificate or a certificate of availability to the pu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-48

Only works with an hourly cash contribution of €12,000 or more will be taken into account.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-34

In the event of a dispute or difficulty of interpretation as to whether an audiovisual work belongs to a given genre for inclusion on the list of reference works, the President of the Centre national…

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