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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedures and conditions

Article 411-69

The decision to award a grant is taken after the amount of the grant has been determined on the basis of the opinion of the costing committee, which is asked to give its opinion on the application for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedures and conditions

Article 411-64

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Grants Committee after the project has been completed.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedures and conditions

Article 411-65

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedures and conditions

Article 411-68

…d, the production company must submit the application file with its request for definitive granting of aid prior to production.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

For the application of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Universal community.

Article 1526

The spouses may establish by their marriage contract a universal community of their property, both movable and immovable, present and future. However, unless otherwise stipulated, the property that ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-3

The application for recognition is submitted to the committee referred to in article R. 6213-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-4

If the Minister for Health fails to respond within four months of receiving the complete application, the application for recognition will be rejected.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-2

The request for recognition is sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a file, the composition of which is set by an order of the mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-1

The application for recognition, provided for in 1° of Article L. 6213-2, is submitted by a person who, for two of the last ten years, has practised medical biology, under the conditions provided for…

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