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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-7

…e total amount of financial aid granted in application of this chapter may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French partici…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-7

…r the revocation of consent to electronic communication or, in the absence of revocation, after the final decision to close the safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings. Where the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies:a) To the main copper local loop distribution frames within the meaning of 4° ter of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electroni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-33

…public prosecutor shall without delay inform the competent authority of the sentencing State of the final decision taken on the recognition of the conviction or the probation decision. Where the final…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction.

Article R721-6

The Commercial Court has final jurisdiction over claims up to the value of €5,000.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-2

The examining magistrate may ask the expert to submit a provisional report before his final report. The public prosecutor and the parties then have a period set by the examining magistrate, which may…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

…total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the Fr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-14

…tional co-production, it must:1° Be financed by a French participation equal to at least 30% of its final cost, unless a special provision is made in an intergovernmental agreement;2° Have at least 50…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stay of proceedings.

Article 380-1

A final stay decision may be appealed by way of cassation, but only for breach of the rule of law.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Definitive prices

Article R2312-8

Subject to the provisions of sub-section 3, the purchaser shall conclude a final price contract.

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