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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-34

It is an offence for the operator of a cinema to offer a spectator, irrespective of the terms of the offer, the sale of an admission ticket to a cinema screening: 1° Either combined, with or without a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-6

The screenings referred to in 6° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-40

Subject to payment, under the conditions provided for in…

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

Article 211-110

Where the production company does not provide proof that, having regard, in particular, to the financing plan submitted for investment approval and the number of deferred payments relating to the expe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-58

Creative documentaries must, as far as the investment for production is concerned, be financed by an hourly cash contribution from one or more television service publishers or by an hourly cash contri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-11

Subject to payment, under the conditions provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7281-1

The territorial collectivity of Martinique intervenes in economic, social, cultural, environmental and regional planning matters and grants aid under the conditions set out in Title III of Book II of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Agricultural cooperatives

Article 1030

Deeds, documents and writings of any kind concerning agricultural cereal cooperative societies and their unions are exempt, subject to article 1020, from all registration duties.Cooperative mills, agr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-6

The rights referred to in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2172-2

For purchasers subject to Book IV, project management contracts that meet a need for an amount equal to or greater than the formal procedure thresholds are negotiated, pursuant to article R. 2122-6, w…

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