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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-26

…animée has informed the offender of the penalty it proposes to apply, the reasons for this penalty and the opportunity available to the interested party to submit his observations within this period.…

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

Article L123-3

…L. 123-2, it may however be published in the public film and audiovisual register or in the register of options at the request of its beneficiary if it has t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Lien and enforcement of pledges

Article L124-2

Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract and recorded in the public film and audiovisual register or in the options register, the beneficiary of one of the rights referred to in 2° and 3° of articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cinematographic exhibition rights

Article L211-2

The issue of a licence is subject to the payment of a fee to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. This fee is proportional to the duration of the cinematographic work for which the lice…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-4

…he conditions for appointing the members of the departmental cinematographic development commission and the procedures for its operation are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

…ogramming project envisaged for the cinema that is the subject of the application for authorisation and, where applicable, compliance with any programming commitments entered into pursuant to articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-5

The mayor of the municipality in which the cinemas are located, who is a member of the departmental cinematographic planning commission whose decision is the subject of the appeal, is heard by the nat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-15

Authorisation to open a cinema to the public may not be granted until approval has been obtained.Any substantial change to the characteristics described in the application for approval, affecting a ci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-25

The implementation of the programming commitments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23 is examined by the Film Ombudsman under the conditions set out in article L. 213-5.The Chairman of the Cen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-2

…he Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is :1° To observe developments in the professions and activities of the cinema and other arts and industries of the moving image, their technical, leg…

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