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

Article 223-14

For each cinematographic work making up an annual distribution programme, the distribution company must submit, within fifteen days of its release in cinemas, the supporting documents mentioned in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-14

…only admissible on condition that the corresponding invoices have been sent to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée within five years of the date on which the work was carried out or th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 222-14

…222-7 when the following conditions ar…

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

Article 231-14

…not eligible for classification and aid:1° At least 32 cinema weeks of activity per year on average during the reference period;2° A minimum number of screenings per cinema per year on average during…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-14

The Articles 230-8 and 230-9 shall apply to the processing mentioned in l'article 230-12.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-3 du code de la consommation

…tation of the legal guarantee of conformity in the event of the appearance of a lack of conformity. During a period of one year from the date of supply, the consumer is only required to establish the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-4 du code de la consommation

…ntation of the legal guarantee of conformity in the event of the appearance of a lack of conformity during a period of X as from the supply of the digital content or digital service. During this perio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-2

…was sent to the economic operators who submitted an application or a tender. This period shall be reduced to the eleventh day where the contracting authority/entity provides evidence that the decision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-2

If the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision, the examining magistrate may issue an arrest warrant or a warrant to bring him or her to trial. The invest…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-2

…equest the athlete's consent at the time of registration for the event, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.Testing may take place :1° For the duration of the a…

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