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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-7

The President represents the Association in all civil acts. He may delegate all or part of his powers to one or more members of the Council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-7

Debts arising from an employment contract are guaranteed in the event of the opening of safeguard proceedings: 1° By the lien established by Articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-7

The transfer by the holder of an automatic cinema exhibition account of the sums entered in this account to the holder of another automatic cinema exhibition account is only authorised in the event of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

Long-length cinematographic works are made: 1° With the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they…

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

Article 223-7

Aid for the distribution of previously unreleased works is awarded on the basis of :1° The artistic quality of the cinematographic works submitted, the distribution forecasts and conditions announced,…

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

Article 311-79

…roduction companies that do not hold an automatic audiovisual production account for the production of audiovisual works that belong to one of the following genres: 1° Fiction; 2° Animation; 3° Creati…

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

Article 421-7

A production company may not submit an application for development aid or an application for enhanced development aid if it has already received five development or enhanced development aids for proje…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-7

Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services and rights-holding companies ensure that cinematographic works are made available to the public in compliance with the provisions of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 721-8

The total amount of aid for the promotion of cinematographic works abroad may not exceed 50% of the expenditure incurred by the foreign sales company.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 722-6

Audiovisual works produced under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title I of Book III which meet one of the following two conditions are eligible for support for the promotion of audiovisual w…

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