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Showing 161170 of 28175 articles for Art. Loi 1975-1334 du 31-12-1975

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-31

Enforcement officers take an oath to perform their duties in accordance with this Code. The oath is taken at the time of their first assignment to a control unit, in open court, before the president o…

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

Article 311-53

…311-31, the sums calculated and enter…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Calculation for foreign operations

Article 211-31

Sums are calculated on the basis of the exploitation abroad of the works mentioned in article…

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

Article 311-56

The production company declares to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée pursuant to Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-31

…L. 213-28 are not applicable to oper…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-31

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Autorité de la concurrence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the classification committee

Article R211-31

…nd eighteen alternate members chosen by the Minister for Culture from leading figures in the film industry, after consultation with the main organisations or associations in the industry and film crit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-31

The decisions of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of a regulatory nature shall be published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, in particular tho…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-31

…e manner when the projection is digital;4° To significantly encourage the free promotion of all scheduled cinematographic works, in particular by showing their trailers in the promotional areas of cin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-31

…where applicable, their status as French residents, as well as any contracts for the transfer of exploitation rights signed with the authors participating in the creation of the video game;7° A list o…

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