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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-42

…ion genre that score at least 18 points, including at least 7 points for the Dramatic Content group and at least two of its sub-groups, are deemed to meet the condition set out in b of 1 of II of arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-3

…ée by the holder of the video publishing rights.It must be accompanied by the following information and documents:1° The title, the number of the cinematographic licence and the date of release of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R261-14

The Commission for the Protection of Access to Works is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda. It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented by prox…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to the production company

Article D331-1

…production company is a production company which, as part of a co-production, takes the initiative and financial, technical and artistic responsibility for the production of a work and guarantees its…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-4

…ode, cinematographic or audiovisual works are considered to contribute to the development of French and European cinematographic and audiovisual creation and to its diversity if, significantly, taking…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…conditions for cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the genres of fiction, documentary and animation provided for in articles D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified by means of a points scale s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25

…Heritage-based creation" sub-group when the video game is inspired by Europe's historical, artistic and scientific heritage or when the video game is adapted from a cinematographic work, an audiovisua…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-59

…ntions the date of receipt of the application by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and states that, in the light of the information and supporting documents mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to film club screenings

Article D214-6

Each authorised federation keeps an up-to-date list of the associations and similar bodies affiliated to it.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article A241-3

The rules relating to the representation threshold for imported videograms are set out in the provisions of the decree of 21 November 1995 setting the threshold provided for in article 28 (2°) of decr…

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